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Comparative Study
. 2010 Sep;41(3):297-303.
doi: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2010.02.008. Epub 2010 Feb 23.

A test of the effects of acute sleep deprivation on general and specific self-reported anxiety and depressive symptoms: an experimental extension

Kimberly A Babson  1 , Casey D Trainor, Matthew T Feldner, Heidemarie Blumenthal
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Comparative Study

A test of the effects of acute sleep deprivation on general and specific self-reported anxiety and depressive symptoms: an experimental extension

Kimberly A Babson et al. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 2010 Sep.

Abstract

Evidence indicates acute sleep deprivation affects negative mood states. The present study experimentally tested the effects of acute sleep deprivation on self-reported symptoms of state anxiety and depression as well as general distress among 88 physically and psychologically healthy adults. As hypothesized, the effects of acute sleep deprivation increased state anxiety and depression, as well as general distress, relative to a normal night of sleep control condition. Based on the tripartite model of anxiety and depression, these findings replicate and extend prior research by suggesting sleep deprivation among individuals without current Axis I disorders increases both state symptoms of anxiety and depression specifically, and general distress more broadly. Extending this work to clinical samples and prospectively testing mechanisms underlying these effects are important future directions in this area of research.

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Interaction of group by day in terms of day 1 and day 2 General Distress.
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Interaction of group by day in terms of day 1 and day 2 Anxious Arousal levels.
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Interaction of group by day in terms of day 1 and day 2 Anhedonic Depression levels.
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