This project aims to elucidate whether CBCTi changes symptom severity or even remission of anxiety disorders as compared with a delayed-start control group. The investigators will use a delayed-start randomized controlled trial in a cohort of individuals with anxiety and insomnia (N=98) to compare the effects of an online therapist-guided cognitive behavioural and circadian therapy for insomnia versus control on overnight emotion regulation and mental health outcomes. The project will involve at-home assessments and in-lab visits. At-home assessment involves recording sleep and circadian rhythm measures with wearables and daily diaries. Participants will be invited to perform two sleep studies and neuroimaging sessions to investigate the effects of CBCTi on neuroimaging and psychophysiological markers of overnight regulation of emotional distress.
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General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) score
Timeframe: 2 months, 4 months, 12 months
Anxiety Disorder diagnosis
Timeframe: 2 months, 4 months, 12 months