Sleep and chronotype in adults with persistent tic disorders.

Emily J RickettsGabrielle E MontalbanoHelen J Burgess Dana L McMakin Meredith E Coles John Piacentini Christopher Scott Colwell

Published in: Journal of clinical psychology (2022)

Impairment and obsessive-compulsive symptoms play a role in sleep disturbance in adults with PTDs, and may be intervention targets. Eveningness relates to tic severity, which may suggest the utility of interventions to advance chronotype.

Keyphrases

obsessive compulsive disorder
sleep quality
physical activity
deep brain stimulation
randomized controlled trial