Table 1.
Search terms used to identify RCT's that examined the effect of improving sleep on mental health.
| HSSS for RCTs | Sleep terms | Mental health terms |
|---|---|---|
| Randomi$ed controlled trial | Sleep∗ | “Psychological health” |
| Controlled clinical trial | “Circadian rhythm” | “Mental” |
| Randomi$ed | Insomnia | Psychiat∗ |
| Placebo | Hypersomnia | Affect∗ |
| Drug therapy | Parasomnia | Depress∗ |
| Randomly | Narcolepsy | Mood |
| Trial | Apn$ea | Stress |
| Groups | Nightmare∗ | Anxi∗ |
| “Restless leg∗ syndrome” | Phobi∗ | |
| “Obsessive compulsive disorder” | ||
| OCD | ||
| PTSD | ||
| “Post-traumatic stress disorder” | ||
| Psychos∗ | ||
| Psychotic | ||
| Schiz∗ | ||
| Bipolar | ||
| Hallucination∗ | ||
| Delusion∗ | ||
| “Eating disturbance∗” | ||
| Anorexia | ||
| Bulimia | ||
| “Binge eating” |
Notes: HSSS for RCTs = highly sensitive search strategy for randomised controlled trials, OCD = obsessive compulsive disorder, PTSD = post-traumatic stress disorder.