ADOLESCENT SLEEP DISTURBANCE AMONG A COMMUNITY-BASED SCREEN: PREVALENCE AND CO-MORBIDITY RATES FROM THE SENSE STUDY

Abstract

There is robust evidence of an association between sleep disturbance, anxiety, and depression in adolescence. However, more research is needed among community samples. The SENSE Study (Sleep and Education: learning New Skills Early) is a 5-year, multi-institutional randomized controlled trial investigating whether a 7-week, cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness-based sleep intervention can improve sleep, anxiety, and depression in adolescents. This project reports on the screening data, highlighting the prevalence and co-morbidity of sleep disturbance, anxiety, and depression among a community based sample of adolescents. Participants were 1,491adolescents (58% female; Mean Age =14.40, SD=1.1..