Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy improves insomnia symptoms in individuals with recurrent depression: secondary analyses from a randomized controlled trial.
Frontiers in Psychiatry January 1, 2023 Linn Nyjordet Evanger, Elisabeth Flo-Groeneboom, Lin Sørensen et al. 9 citations
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for recurrent depression improved certain insomnia symptoms in a randomized trial. Among 55 remitted participants with at least three prior depressive episodes (74.5% female, mean age 40.7 years), 83.6% screened positive for insomnia at baseline. After 8 weeks, MBCT completers reported significantly less severe insomnia symptoms, shorter time to fall asleep, and fewer nighttime awakenings compared to a waitlist control group. No differences were found for early morning awakening, daytime impairment, or sleep dissatisfaction. The findings suggest MBCT helps some sleep problems, but additional sleep-focused treatments may be needed.