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September 12, 2025

Does a lifestyle-based intervention improve sleep quality in individuals with major depressive disorder? A randomized controlled trial.

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MBMaria Luiza de Morais BarrosVTVagner Deuel de Oliveira TavaresGSGeovan Menezes de Sousa

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Overview

Randomized controlled trial improved sleep quality in individuals with major depressive disorder, suggesting lifestyle changes key to treatment.

Key Points

  • Lifestyle-based interventions enhance sleep quality in patients with major depressive disorder, offering improved outcomes.
  • At week 12, the mindfulness group showed significantly better sleep quality than the control group (p=.002, d=.80).
  • The study utilized a randomized controlled trial design over a 12-week period with 88 participants diagnosed with MDD.
  • Findings highlight the potential of multimodal exercise and mindfulness as effective adjuncts to standard antidepressant therapy.

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Barros et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d41ed9713b0b5dfea67d46https://doi.org/10.47626/2237-6089-2025-1120
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