The SENSE Study (Sleep and Education: learning New Skills Early): a community cognitive-behavioural therapy and mindfulness-based sleep intervention to prevent depression and improve cardiac health in adolescence

/ / Published in Faculty Research in Australia and Oceania, Research

UC BERKELEY AUTHOR: Ronald E. Dahl

DATE OF PUBLICATION: May 2016

REGION: Melbourne, Australia

REFERENCE: Waloszek JM, Schwartz O, Simmons JG, et al. The SENSE Study (Sleep and Education: learning New Skills Early): a community cognitive-behavioural therapy and mindfulness-based sleep intervention to prevent depression and improve cardiac health in adolescence. BMC Psychology. 2015;3:39. doi:10.1186/s40359-015-0096-x.

SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Sleep problems are a major risk factor for the emergence of depression in adolescence. The aim of this study was to test whether an intervention for improving sleep habits could prevent the emergence of depression, and improve well-being and cardiovascular indices amongst at-risk adolescents.

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