Dr. Madison Aitken is an Assistant Professor in the Clinical Developmental Psychology program. Dr. Aitken completed a Ph.D. in School and Clinical Child Psychology at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. She then completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Child, Youth and Emerging Adult program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto. Prior to joining the Department of Psychology at York, she was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and a Scientist in the Cundill Centre for Child and Youth Depression at CAMH, where she remains a Collaborator Scientist. As a clinical psychologist, Dr. Aitken provides individual and group therapy for children and adolescents with mood, anxiety, and disruptive behaviour disorders, and their caregivers.
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Sleep Pilot Trial
Most youth seeking treatment for anxiety or depression also experience problems with sleep, such as having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, or not being able to get to sleep at a time that matches their schedule. Our team is developing a pilot randomized controlled trial to test whether a personalized behavioural sleep intervention leads to better sleep and mental health outcomes than usual mental health care. Adolescent participants will complete daily sleep diaries for two weeks and wear an actigraphy device, and these data will form the basis for a shared decision-making discussion between the clinician and youth. This initial pilot study will assess the feasibility of a larger randomized controlled trial and will provide information about the acceptability of the personalized sleep intervention for youth with multiple mental health conditions.
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