Mindfulness-Based Strategies for Improving Sleep in People with Psychiatric Disorders

Purpose of the Review To review the recent literature on mindfulness-based strategies for improving self-report and objective measures of sleep, in individuals with psychiatric disorders. Recent Findings Currently, research provides some support for the use of mindfulness-based interventions to impr...

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Published in:Current psychiatry reports 2022-11, Vol.24 (11), p.645-660
Main Authors: Peters, Allie L., Saunders, William J., Jackson, Melinda L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Meditation
Mental disorders
Mindfulness
Psychiatry
Section Editor
Sleep
Sleep Disorders (P Gehrman
Sleep Disorders (P Gehrman, Section Editor)
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - therapy
Topical Collection on Sleep Disorders
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Summary:Purpose of the Review To review the recent literature on mindfulness-based strategies for improving self-report and objective measures of sleep, in individuals with psychiatric disorders. Recent Findings Currently, research provides some support for the use of mindfulness-based interventions to improve sleep amongst individuals with psychiatric comorbidities. The strongest evidence was for the use of standardized programs, particularly for improving sleep in anxiety and depressive disorders. There is a paucity of well-controlled studies using validated subjective or objective measures of sleep. As these interventions were not specifically designed to target sleep, observed improvements may be an indirect consequence of reduced psychiatric symptoms. Summary There is insufficient research into the application of mindfulness-based strategies to improve sleep or treat sleep disorders in people with psychiatric disorders. Well-controlled studies using standardized, mindfulness-based interventions developed to target sleep, such as mindfulness-based therapy for insomnia, may optimize the potential benefits of mindfulness for sleep in psychiatric populations.
ISSN:1523-3812
1535-1645
DOI:10.1007/s11920-022-01370-z