Denis, Dan orcid.org/0000-0003-3740-7587, Bottary, Ryan, Cunningham, Tony J et al. (10 more authors) (2021) Sleep Power Spectral Density and Spindles in PTSD and Their Relationship to Symptom Severity. Frontiers in psychiatry. 766647. ISSN 1664-0640
Abstract
Sleep disturbances are common in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), although which sleep microarchitectural characteristics reliably classify those with and without PTSD remains equivocal. Here, we investigated sleep microarchitectural differences (i.e., spectral power, spindle activity) in trauma-exposed individuals that met ( n = 45) or did not meet ( n = 52) criteria for PTSD and how these differences relate to post-traumatic and related psychopathological symptoms. Using ecologically-relevant home sleep polysomnography recordings, we show that individuals with PTSD exhibit decreased beta spectral power during NREM sleep and increased fast sleep spindle peak frequencies. Contrary to prior reports, spectral power in the beta frequency range (20.31-29.88 Hz) was associated with reduced PTSD symptoms, reduced depression, anxiety and stress and greater subjective ability to regulate emotions. Increased fast frequency spindle activity was not associated with individual differences in psychopathology. Our findings may suggest an adaptive role for beta power during sleep in individuals exposed to a trauma, potentially conferring resilience. Further, we add to a growing body of evidence that spindle activity may be an important biomarker for studying PTSD pathophysiology.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Denis, Bottary, Cunningham, Zeng, Daffre, Oliver, Moore, Gazecki, Kram Mendelsohn, Martinez, Gannon, Lasko and Pace-Schott. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Psychology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 11 Aug 2023 11:20 |
Last Modified: | 28 Feb 2025 00:08 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.766647 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.766647 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:202358 |
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