title: Further Evidence for the JuSt Program as Treatment for Insomnia in Adolescents: Results from a 1-Year Follow-Up Study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Insomnia in adolescence adversely affects young people's current and future functioning, as well as their mental and physical health. Thus, effective and economic treatment is invaluable. The present study evaluated a 6-session multimodal group therapy, JuSt, for adolescents suffering from insomnia including cognitive-behavioral elements and clinical hypnosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants (n = 19, 68.4% female) were aged 11-16 years and suffered from insomnia. Sleep onset latency (SOL), time spent awake time after sleep onset (WASO), and sleep efficiency (SE) were measured with sleep logs before and after treatment, and at 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-up.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared to baseline, SOL and WASO significantly decreased, while there was a significant increase in SE and the feeling of being rested after the JuSt treatment. At 12-month follow-up, all parameters were still significantly different from their baseline level. The long-term effect sizes were at least as large as the short-term effects, indicating a stable improvement.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results suggest that the JuSt program represents a potent intervention to sustainably reduce insomniac complaints in adolescents. Given the unselected nature of our sample, a broad indication can be assumed. To further evaluate the program's efficacy, randomized controlled trials should be conducted.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Psychology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Karolin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Roeser
authors.affiliation: Institute of Psychology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schwerdtle
authors.affiliation: Institute of Psychology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kübler
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany.
authors.forename: Angelika A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Schlarb
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: adolescence; cognitive behavioral therapy; insomnia; sleep disorder