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Sleep in the anxiety-related disorders: A meta-analysis of subjective and objective research
Rebecca C Cox et al. Sleep Med Rev. 2020 Jun.
Abstract
Although sleep disturbance is implicated in psychopathology, its role in anxiety-related disorders remains unclear. The present meta-analysis characterizes sleep disturbance in anxiety-related disorders collectively and individually. Subjective measures of total sleep time and sleep continuity were included with objective measures. Results indicate a large effect for increased subjective sleep disturbance (g = 2.16), medium effects for decreased total sleep time (g = -.40) and sleep continuity (g = -.49), and a small effect for decreased sleep depth (g = -.20) in anxiety-related disorders compared to healthy controls. Each anxiety-related disorder exhibited a distinct sleep disturbance pattern, suggesting that sleep may facilitate identification of unique biopsychological underpinnings. Effects were not moderated by comorbid depression and were similar in magnitude to those found for depression. Sleep disturbances, particularly decreased sleep continuity, may be a key pathology in the anxiety-related disorders that could highlight novel etiological mechanisms and intervention targets.
Keywords: Anxiety disorders; Depression; Insomnia; Sleep.
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Conflicts of interest The authors do not have any conflicts of interest to disclose.
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Wang Y, Lu Q, Shi J, Bao Y, Lu L. Wang Y, et al. Sleep Med Rev. 2020 Aug;52:101316. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2020.101316. Epub 2020 Mar 30. Sleep Med Rev. 2020. PMID: 32305795 No abstract available. - Reply to Bao et al.: Comment on sleep in the anxiety-related disorders: A meta-analysis of subjective and objective research.
Cox RC, Olatunji BO. Cox RC, et al. Sleep Med Rev. 2020 Aug;52:101315. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2020.101315. Epub 2020 Apr 4. Sleep Med Rev. 2020. PMID: 32330836 No abstract available.
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