Sleep quality and the biological stress system during an internet-based intervention for major depressive disorder
Prior to psychotherapeutic treatment MDD patients with poor sleep quality showed a blunted CAR, pointing to hypocortisolemia in these individuals. Furthermore, intervention-induced changes in sleep quality may lead to a normalization of the CAR.
Authors
- Sebastian Laufer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5184-2801)
- Christine Knaevelsrud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1342-7006)
- Hannah Klusmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1464-5902)
- Johannes Bohn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2528-4877)
- Urs M. Nater (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2430-5090)
- Sarah Schumacher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6955-3493)
- Nadine Skoluda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4140-2423)
- Sinha Engel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9289-7094)
Institutions
- Statistics Austria (AT)
- University of Hildesheim (DE)
- Life Systems (United States) (US)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology
- Published
- 2025-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpnec.2025.100314
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00