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Bailey BC, Novick D, Boyce K, Swartz HA. Dialectical Behavior and Social Rhythm Therapy for Comorbid Bipolar Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder. Am J Psychother 2024; 77:23-29. [PMID: 37670578 DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20230006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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Bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder commonly co-occur. Each disorder is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, which are worsened by co-occurrence of the disorders. Emotional dysregulation, suicidality, and disrupted circadian rhythm are key aspects of psychopathology associated with both conditions. A novel psychotherapy combining elements of two evidence-based treatments (i.e., dialectical behavior therapy [DBT] for borderline personality disorder and social rhythm therapy [SRT] for bipolar disorder) is described. Unlike either treatment alone, the new therapy, called dialectical behavior and social rhythm therapy (DBSRT), targets all three disease-relevant processes and therefore may represent a promising new approach to treatment for individuals with these two conditions. DBSRT may also have utility for individuals with overlapping characteristics of bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder or for those whose illness manifestation includes a mix of bipolar and borderline personality disorder traits. Strategies associated with DBSRT are described, and a brief case vignette illustrates its application.
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- Bridget C Bailey
- School of Social Work, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences (Bailey), and Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, School of Medicine (Bailey, Boyce), West Virginia University, Morgantown; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh (Novick); Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh (Swartz)
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- School of Social Work, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences (Bailey), and Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, School of Medicine (Bailey, Boyce), West Virginia University, Morgantown; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh (Novick); Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh (Swartz)
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- School of Social Work, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences (Bailey), and Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, School of Medicine (Bailey, Boyce), West Virginia University, Morgantown; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh (Novick); Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh (Swartz)
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- School of Social Work, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences (Bailey), and Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, School of Medicine (Bailey, Boyce), West Virginia University, Morgantown; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh (Novick); Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh (Swartz)
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King JD, Cheng S, Fok MLY, Pappa S, Munjiza J. Interventions to improve the sleep quality of adults with personality disorder: A systematic review. Personal Ment Health 2024; 18:19-31. [PMID: 37674476 DOI: 10.1002/pmh.1591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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Poor quality sleep is common for people who have a diagnosis of personality disorder (PD). Core cognitive and behavioral features of PD may cause and perpetuate poor sleep, but to date, no review has collated the evidence on the efficacy of interventions to improve sleep quality for people with PD. Structured searches for interventional studies among adults with PD and reporting validated measures of sleep quality were conducted up to November 2022 in multiple databases. Single-case reports were excluded. Study quality was assessed with standardized risk of bias tools. Unreported data was sought systematically from authors. This review was pre-registered with an international prospective register of systematic reviews (PROSPERO) (CRD42021282105). Of the 3503 identified studies, nine met inclusion criteria, representing a range of psychological, pharmaceutical, and other interventions and outcome measures. Meta-analytic methods were not feasible because of the serious risk of bias in all studies, and results were therefore synthesized narratively. There is limited and low-quality evidence of the effects of a variety of interventions to improve the sleep quality of people living with PD. Further research might consider specifically including people diagnosed with PD in trials of sleep interventions and using sleep outcome measures in trials of established PD treatments.
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- Jacob D King
- Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Division of Psychiatry, Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Division of Psychiatry, Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
- West London NHS Trust, Southhall, UK
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- Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Division of Psychiatry, Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Moderie C, King JD, Nuñez N, Comai S, Gobbi G. Sleep Quality After Quetiapine Augmentation in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression and Personality Disorders. J Clin Psychopharmacol 2023; 43:498-506. [PMID: 37930201 DOI: 10.1097/jcp.0000000000001768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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PURPOSE/BACKGROUND Quetiapine is a first-line augmenting agent for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) and is used off-label in insomnia. Quetiapine and its active metabolite norquetiapine act mostly on 5-HT2A, 5-HT2C, H1, and D2 as antagonists and on 5-HT1A as partial agonists. Patients with TRD often have comorbid personality disorder (PD), and evidence suggests an association between sleep disturbance and recovery among patients with PD. Here, we aimed to evaluate the effects of quetiapine on sleep in TRD patients with and without PD (PD+/PD-). METHODS/PROCEDURES We reviewed health records of 38 patients with TRD (20 TRD/PD+) who had been treated with a pharmacotherapy regimen including quetiapine. Clinical outcomes were determined by comparing changes in sleep items of the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale at the beginning (T0) and after 3 months of an unchanged treatment (T3). FINDINGS/RESULTS Patients with TRD/PD+ and TRD/PD- taking quetiapine showed significant improvement in sleep items from T0 to T3 (P < 0.001, ηp2 ≥ 0.19). There was a significant personality × time interaction for sleep-maintenance insomnia (P = 0.006, ηp2 = 0.23), with TRD/PD+ showing a greater improvement at T3 compared with TRD/PD- (P = 0.01). While exploring other sleep items, no personality × time interaction was found. In the TRD/PD- group, improvement in sleep items was associated with an overall improvement in depressive symptoms (r = 0.55, P = 0.02). IMPLICATIONS/CONCLUSIONS Quetiapine induced greater improvements in sleep-maintenance insomnia among TRD/PD+ patients than TRD/PD-. These findings suggest quetiapine could have a therapeutic role for insomnia in PD underscoring a distinct underlying neurobiological mechanism of sleep disturbance in people living with PD.
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- Christophe Moderie
- From the Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Psychiatry, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Bowker JC, Gurbacki JN, Richard CL, Rubin KH. Anxious-Withdrawal and Sleep Problems during Adolescence: The Moderating Role of Peer Difficulties. Behav Sci (Basel) 2023; 13:740. [PMID: 37754018 PMCID: PMC10525876 DOI: 10.3390/bs13090740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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Anxious-withdrawal is a well-established individual risk factor for psychosocial difficulties during adolescence. It is unknown, however, whether it also places youth at increased risk for physical health problems, such as sleep difficulties. This study examines the concurrent and prospective associations between anxious-withdrawal and six types of sleep difficulties (i.e., sleeping too much, sleeping too little, talking/walking in sleep, being overtired, nightmares, and general trouble sleeping). We further evaluate whether these associations differ for adolescents who are high versus low in exclusion and victimization. The participants were 395 adolescents (Mage = 13.61 years; 35% ethnic minority) who completed peer nominations of anxious-withdrawal, exclusion, and victimization at Time 1 (T1). Their mothers completed reports of sleep difficulties at T1 and at Time 2 (T2). Path analyses revealed unique associations between anxious-withdrawal and several types of sleep difficulties (e.g., sleeping too much) at T1. Analyses also revealed a significant interaction effect between T1 anxious-withdrawal and exclusion/victimization such that anxious-withdrawal was prospectively associated with trouble sleeping only for those young adolescents who are highly excluded/victimized. Our findings are the first to link anxious-withdrawal to a physical health outcome in adolescence and point to the need for future research to not only examine anxious-withdrawal and physical health but also to include assessments of peer difficulties.
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- Julie C. Bowker
- Department of Psychology, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260-4110, USA; (J.N.G.); (C.L.R.)
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- Department of Psychology, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260-4110, USA; (J.N.G.); (C.L.R.)
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- Department of Psychology, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260-4110, USA; (J.N.G.); (C.L.R.)
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- Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA;
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Boström ADE, Andersson P, Jamshidi E, Wilczek A, Nilsonne Å, Rask-Andersen M, Åsberg M, Jokinen J. Accelerated epigenetic aging in women with emotionally unstable personality disorder and a history of suicide attempts. Transl Psychiatry 2023; 13:66. [PMID: 36813766 PMCID: PMC9946998 DOI: 10.1038/s41398-023-02369-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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Emotional unstable personality disorder (EUPD; previously borderline personality disorder, BPD) is associated with excess natural-cause mortality, comorbid medical conditions, poor health habits and stress related epigenomic alterations. Previous studies demonstrated that GrimAge - a state-of-the-art epigenetic age (EA) estimator - strongly predicts mortality risk and physiological dysregulation. Herein, we utilize the GrimAge algorithm to investigate whether women with EUPD and a history of recent suicide attempts exhibit EA acceleration (EAA) in comparison to healthy controls. Genome-wide methylation patterns were measured using the Illumina Infinum Methylation Epic BeadChip in whole blood from 97 EUPD patients and 32 healthy controls. The control group was significantly older (p < 0.0001) and reported lesser exposure to violent behavior in both youth and adulthood (p < 0.0001). Groups were otherwise comparable regarding gender, BMI, or tobacco usage (p > 0.05). EA estimator DNAmGrimAge exceeded chronological age by 8.8 and 2.3 years in the EUPD and control group, respectively. Similarly, EAA marker AgeAccelGrim was substantially higher in EUPD subjects when compared to controls, in both univariate and multivariate analyzes (p < 0.00001). Tobacco usage conferred substantial within-group effects on the EA-chronological age difference, i.e., 10.74 years (SD = 4.19) compared to 6.00 years (SD = 3.10) in the non-user EUPD group (p < 0.00001). Notably, past alcohol and substance abuse, use of psychotropic medications, global assessment of functioning, self-reported exposure to violent behavior in youth and adulthood, later completed suicide (N = 8) and age at first suicide attempt did not predict EAA in the EUPD group (p > 0.05). These results underscore the importance of addressing medical health conditions along with low-cost preventative interventions aimed at improving somatic health outcomes in EUPD, such as efforts to support cessation of tobacco use. The independency of GrimAge to other EA algorithms in this group of severely impaired EUPD patients, suggest it may have unique characteristics to evaluate risk of adverse health outcomes in context of psychiatric disorders.
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- Adrian Desai E. Boström
- grid.12650.300000 0001 1034 3451Department of Clinical Sciences/Psychiatry, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden ,grid.24381.3c0000 0000 9241 5705Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, and Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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- grid.4714.60000 0004 1937 0626Department of Clinical Neuroscience/Psychology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden ,grid.8993.b0000 0004 1936 9457Centre for Clinical Research Dalarna, Uppsala University, Falun, Sweden
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- grid.12650.300000 0001 1034 3451Department of Clinical Sciences/Psychiatry, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- grid.4714.60000 0004 1937 0626Department of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet at Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- grid.4714.60000 0004 1937 0626Department of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet at Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- grid.8993.b0000 0004 1936 9457Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- grid.4714.60000 0004 1937 0626Department of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet at Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- grid.12650.300000 0001 1034 3451Department of Clinical Sciences/Psychiatry, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden ,grid.24381.3c0000 0000 9241 5705Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, and Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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Reis DJ, Hoffberg AS, Stearns-Yoder KA, Bahraini NH. Bright light therapy for mental and behavioral illness: A systematic umbrella review. Chronobiol Int 2023; 40:204-214. [PMID: 36369785 DOI: 10.1080/07420528.2022.2140669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Bright light therapy (BLT) is a promising non-pharmacological treatment for a range of psychiatric conditions. The goal of this review was to provide a comprehensive overview of the efficacy of BLT across mental and behavioral illnesses. Using systematic umbrella review methodology, we searched Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, PsycInfo, Web of Science, and Google Scholar for systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating BLT for any mental or behavioral illness from the date of inception until March 2021. Review quality was assessed using the AMSTAR 2 tool and summary efficacy data were extracted from recent reviews. Of 792 unique records, 67 systematic reviews were included which targeted a range of disorders related to mood, neurocognition, sleep, and eating. Recent meta-analyses targeting seasonal or non-seasonal depression found that BLT outperformed light-related control conditions. Reviews of other disorders identified few RCTs and generally did not support the efficacy of BLT for various outcomes. Overall, the extant literature supports the efficacy of BLT for seasonal and non-seasonal depression, although higher quality systematic reviews are needed to increase confidence in these findings. There was no specific funding for this review, and it was preregistered on Prospero (ID: CRD42021240751).
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- Daniel J Reis
- VA Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center for Veteran Suicide Prevention, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- VA Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center for Veteran Suicide Prevention, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- VA Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center for Veteran Suicide Prevention, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- VA Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center for Veteran Suicide Prevention, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Jenkins CA, Thompson KN, Chanen AM, Hartmann JA, Nicol K, Nicholas CL. Subjective and objective sleep in young people with borderline personality disorder features. J Sleep Res 2021; 31:e13463. [PMID: 34409668 DOI: 10.1111/jsr.13463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
Characterising sleep in young people (aged 15-25 years) with borderline personality disorder (BPD) features is crucial given the association between BPD features and sleep disturbance, negative consequences of poor sleep, and normative developmental sleep changes that occur in this age group. The present study aimed to characterise the sleep profile of young people with BPD to determine whether this profile is non-normative and specific to BPD. Participants were 96 young people (40 with BPD features, 38 healthy individuals, and 18 young people seeking help for mental health difficulties without BPD). Sleep was measured subjectively (self-report questionnaires) and objectively (10 days of actigraphy). Young people with BPD features reported poorer subjective sleep quality, greater insomnia symptoms and later chronotype than same-age healthy and clinical comparison groups. Young people with BPD features also displayed irregular sleep timing, later rise times, greater time in bed and longer sleep durations than healthy young people. Those with BPD features had superior sleep quality (greater sleep efficiency, less wake after sleep onset) and longer sleep durations than the clinical comparison group. Sleep profiles were similar across young people with BPD features with and without co-occurring depression. Overall, the findings revealed a subjective-objective sleep discrepancy and suggest that sleep-improvement interventions might be beneficial to improve subjective sleep in young people with BPD features.
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- Claire A Jenkins
- Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Orygen, Parkville, Victoria., Australia.,Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Orygen, Parkville, Victoria., Australia.,Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Orygen, Parkville, Victoria., Australia.,Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Orygen, Parkville, Victoria., Australia.,Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Orygen, Parkville, Victoria., Australia.,Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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