Welcome to the SCRAP Lab!
The Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Psychopathology (SCRAP) Laboratory is located in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. The SCRAP Lab studies the role of sleep and circadian rhythm disruption in the etiology and treatment of anxiety-related disorders. We are interested in two integrative questions: 1. How do the downstream consequences of sleep and circadian rhythm disruption for physiological, cognitive, and affective function contribute to the development of anxiety-related disorders? and 2. How can we leverage sleep and circadian medicine (e.g., light therapy, cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia) to create novel treatment approaches for anxiety-related disorders? We answer these questions using multiple measures, such as salivary melatonin assays, actigraphy, sleep diaries, and self-report measures, and multiple methodological approaches, including ecological momentary assessment and clinical trials.