STUDY OBJECTIVES (1) To describe the prevalence and prospective course of insomnia in a representative young-adult sample and (2) to describe the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between insomnia and depression. DESIGN Longitudinal cohort study. SETTING Community of Zurich, Switzerland. PARTICIPANTS Representative stratified population sample. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREM...

BACKGROUND Psychiatric distress and insomnia symptoms exhibit similar patterning by gender and socioeconomic position. Prospective evidence indicates a bi-directional relationship between psychiatric distress and insomnia symptoms so similarities in social patterning may not be coincidental. Treatment for insomnia can also improve distress outcomes. We investigate the extent to which the prospe...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy of mindfulness meditation for the treatment of chronic insomnia. DESIGN Three-arm, single-site, randomized controlled trial. SETTING Academic medical center. PARTICIPANTS Fifty-four adults with chronic insomnia. INTERVENTIONS Participants were randomized to either mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), mindfulness-based therapy for insomnia ...

BACKGROUND Insomnia is a common condition in cancer patients. In spite of the high prevalence its associations have not been well studied. Existing data suggests that insomnia is related to depression and pain. However, the impact of ongoing chemotherapy on sleep is not investigated. AIM To study the relationship between insomnia and chemotherapy after analysing confounding variables. MATER...