Not Catching Z’s and Worse Bfrbs: Sleep Problems Are Associated with More Severe Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors in Youths

Results of an online survey suggest that children with moderate to high BFRBs have significantly elevated sleep disturbance on average compared to controls. Within the group of children whose parents reported any kind of BFRB symptoms, increased sleep disturbance was associated with more severe and impairing BFRBs.