Innovations in Practice: The relationship between sleep disturbances, depression, and interpersonal functioning in treatment for adolescent depression

ConclusionsFor all patients in the study, sleep disturbance was a predictor of depression and interpersonal functioning for depressed adolescents. Sleep disturbance predicted more depression and interpersonal stress across treatments and led to a slower improvement in depression and interpersonal functioning. These data suggest that sleep disturbance should be a target for future treatment development research among depressed adolescents.

Source: Child and Adolescent Mental Health - April 30, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Eleanor L. McGlinchey, Jazmin A. Reyes‐Portillo, J. Blake Turner, Laura Mufson Tags: Innovations in Practice Source Type: research