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Dr. Kate Kaplan received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Psychology from Stanford University, where she worked with Dr. William C. Dement in the Sleep Disorders Research Center and Dr. Ian H. Gotlib in the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Laboratory. She completed her Doctoral degree at the University of California, Berkeley working with Dr. Allison Harvey in the Golden Bear Sleep and Mood Research Clinic. Dr. Kaplan completed her Clinical Internship at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in Behavioral Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry at Stanford University.

Dr. Kaplan's clinical interests involve working with adults who have anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, sleep difficulties and trauma-related illnesses. She enjoys working with clients using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based techniques. Dr. Kaplan has served as a therapist and assessor on multiple NIH-funded clinical trials, and has practiced psychotherapy in community outpatient and hospital settings.

Dr. Kaplan’s past and present research interests include (1) the definition, course and sequelae of hypersomnia in psychiatric disorders; (2) sleep deprivation, recovery sleep and influence of chronotype on adolescent and adult functioning; (3) the relationship between stressful life events, sleep, and illness course in unipolar and bipolar depression. She has published multiple peer-reviewed articles, chapters, and therapist guides in the domains of sleep and affective disorders.

Professional Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of California Berkeley (2013)
  • Master of Arts, Stanford University, PSYCH-MA (2004)
  • Bachelor of Arts, Stanford University, PSYCH-BA (2004)

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Journal Articles

  • Behavioral treatment of insomnia in bipolar disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry Kaplan, K. A., Harvey, A. G. 2013; 7 (170): 716-720
  • Comparison between actigraphy, polysomnography and sleep diary in individuals with bipolar disorder Bipolar Disorders Kaplan, K. A., Talbot, L. S., Gruber, J., Harvey, A. G. 2012; 14: 870-879
  • Hypersomnia in interepisode bipolar disorder: Does it have prognostic significance? Journal of Affective Disorders Kaplan, K. A., Gruber, J., Eidelman, P., Talbot, L. S., Harvey, A. G. 2011; 132 (3): 438-44
  • Sleep Deprivation in Adolescents and Adults: Changes in Affect EMOTION Talbot, L. S., McGlinchey, E. L., Kaplan, K. A., Dahl, R. E., Harvey, A. G. 2010; 10 (6): 831-841

    Abstract

    The present study investigated the impact of sleep deprivation on several aspects of affective functioning in healthy participants selected from three different developmental periods: early adolescence (ages 10-13), midadolescence (ages 13-16), and adulthood (ages 30-60). Participants completed an affective functioning battery under conditions of sleep deprivation (a maximum of 6.5 hours total sleep time on the first night followed by a maximum of 2 hours total sleep time on the second night) and rest (approximately 7-8 hours total sleep time each night for two consecutive nights). Less positive affect was observed in the sleep-deprived, compared to rested, condition. This effect held for 9 of the 12 positive affect items on the PANAS-C. Participants also reported a greater increase in anxiety during a catastrophizing task and rated the likelihood of potential catastrophes as higher when sleep deprived, relative to when rested. Early adolescents appraised their main worry as more threatening when sleep deprived, relative to when rested. These results support and extend previous research underscoring the adverse affective consequences of sleep deprivation.

    View details for DOI 10.1037/a0020138

    View details for Web of Science ID 000286125600008

    View details for PubMedID 21058849

  • Hypersomnia across mood disorders: A review and synthesis Sleep Medicine Reviews Kaplan, K. A., Harvey, A. G. 2009; 13: 275-285
  • Cognitive mechanisms in chronic insomnia: Processes and prospects. Sleep Medicine Clinics Kaplan, K. A., Talbot, L. S., Harvey, A. G. 2009; 4 (4): 541-548
  • Relationship between awareness of sleepiness and ability to predict sleep onset: Can drivers avoid falling asleep at the wheel? Sleep Medicine Kaplan, K. A., Itoi, A., Dement, W. C. 2007; 9 (1): 71-79
  • The nature and challenges posed by insomnia comorbid to severe psychiatric illenss. Sleep Medicine Clinics Soehner, A. M., Kaplan, K. A., Harvey, A. G. 2013; 8: 361-371
  • Restless Pillow, Ruffled Mind: Sleep and Affect Coupling in Interepisode Bipolar Disorder JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY Gershon, A., Thompson, W. K., Eidelman, P., McGlinchey, E. L., Kaplan, K. A., Harvey, A. G. 2012; 121 (4): 863-873

    Abstract

    Disturbances in sleep and affect are prominent features of bipolar disorder, even during interepisode periods. Few longitudinal studies have prospectively examined the relationship between naturally occurring sleep and affect, and no studies to date have done so during interepisode periods of bipolar disorder and using the entire set of "gold standard" sleep parameters. Participants diagnosed with bipolar I disorder who were interepisode (n = 32) and healthy controls (n = 36) completed diagnostic and symptom severity interviews, and a daily sleep and affect diary, as well as an actigraphy sleep assessment, for eight weeks (M = 54 days, ± 8 days). Mutual information analysis was used to assess the degree of statistical dependence, or coupling, between time series data of sleep and affect. As measured by actigraphy, longer sleep onset latency was coupled with higher negative affect more strongly in the bipolar group than in the control group. As measured by sleep diary, longer wakefulness after sleep onset and lower sleep efficiency were coupled with higher negative affect significantly more strongly in the bipolar group than in the control group. By contrast, there were no significant differences between groups in the degree of coupling between any measures of sleep and positive affect. Findings support the coupling of sleep disturbance and negative affect during interepisode bipolar disorder. Ongoing monitoring of sleep-affect coupling may provide an important target for intervention in bipolar disorder.

    View details for DOI 10.1037/a0028233

    View details for Web of Science ID 000311527700007

    View details for PubMedID 22845651

  • Social support and social strain in inter-episode bipolar disorder BIPOLAR DISORDERS Eidelman, P., Gershon, A., Kaplan, K., McGlinchey, E., Harvey, A. G. 2012; 14 (6): 628-640

    Abstract

    This study focused on social support and social strain and their cross-sectional associations with instabilities in sleep and social rhythms in inter-episode bipolar disorder (BD).Thirty-five adults diagnosed with inter-episode BD type I and 38 healthy controls completed measures of perceived social support and social strain. Group differences in support and strain were examined. Within the BD group, instabilities in sleep and social rhythms were assessed with 28 days of daily diary and actigraphy. Correlation and regression analyses were used to examine cross-sectional and prospective associations between social support, social strain, instabilities in sleep and social rhythms, and mood symptoms.The BD group reported lower social support and higher social strain than the control group. Additionally, social strain was positively correlated with manic and depressive symptoms in the BD group. Furthermore, there was a cross-sectional association between social support and more stable sleep on actigraphy in the BD group, although social support did not predict future sleep instability.These results indicate that inter-episode BD is associated with deficient social support and elevated social strain compared to controls, and that this may be due to persistent inter-episode mood symptoms. Social strain may be particularly important given its association with manic and depressive symptoms. The results also raise the possibility that sleep instability is related to poor social support in BD.

    View details for DOI 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2012.01049.x

    View details for Web of Science ID 000308286800006

    View details for PubMedID 22862999

  • Double trouble? The effects of sleep deprivation and chronotype on adolescent affect JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY Dagys, N., McGlinchey, E. L., Talbot, L. S., Kaplan, K. A., Dahl, R. E., Harvey, A. G. 2012; 53 (6): 660-667

    Abstract

      Two understudied risk factors that have been linked to emotional difficulties in adolescence are chronotype and sleep deprivation. This study extended past research by using an experimental design to investigate the role of sleep deprivation and chronotype on emotion in adolescents. It was hypothesized that sleep deprivation and an evening chronotype would be associated with decreased positive affect (PA), increased negative affect (NA), and lower positivity ratios.  Forty-seven healthy adolescents (aged 10-15 for girls, 11-16 for boys) participated in a sleep deprivation and a rested condition. A subsample of 24 adolescents was selected on the basis of extreme morningness or eveningness scores (based on outer quartiles of scores on the Children's Morningness-Eveningness Preferences Scale). PA and NA were measured using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule for Children, and positivity ratios were calculated by dividing PA by NA.  Participants reported less positive affect and lower positivity ratios when sleep deprived, relative to when rested. Evening chronotypes reported less positive affect and lower positivity ratios than morning chronotypes in both rested and sleep deprivation conditions.  These findings extend previous research by suggesting that adolescents are adversely impacted by sleep deprivation, and that an evening chronotype might serve as a useful marker of emotional vulnerability. Early intervention and prevention strategies can focus on improving sleep and on using chronotherapy principles to reduce eveningness.

    View details for DOI 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02502.x

    View details for Web of Science ID 000304087900007

    View details for PubMedID 22188424

  • The Effect of Sleep Deprivation on Vocal Expression of Emotion in Adolescents and Adults SLEEP McGlinchey, E. L., Talbot, L. S., Chang, K., Kaplan, K. A., Dahl, R. E., Harvey, A. G. 2011; 34 (9): 1233-1241

    Abstract

    Investigate the impact of sleep deprivation on vocal expression of emotion.Within-group repeated measures analysis involving sleep deprivation and rested conditions.Experimental laboratory setting.Fifty-five healthy participants (24 females), including 38 adolescents aged 11-15 y and 17 adults aged 30-60 y.A multimethod approach was used to examine vocal expression of emotion in interviews conducted at 22:30 and 06:30. On that night, participants slept a maximum of 2 h.Interviews were analyzed for vocal expression of emotion via computerized text analysis, human rater judgments, and computerized acoustic properties. Computerized text analysis and human rater judgments indicated decreases in positive emotion in all participants at 06:30 relative to 22:30, and adolescents displayed a significantly greater decrease in positive emotion via computerized text analysis relative to adults. Increases in negative emotion were observed among all participants using human rater judgments. Results for the computerized acoustic properties indicated decreases in pitch, bark energy (intensity) in certain high frequency bands, and vocal sharpness (reduction in high frequency bands > 1000 Hz).These findings support the importance of sleep for healthy emotional functioning in adults, and further suggest that adolescents are differentially vulnerable to the emotional consequences of sleep deprivation.

    View details for DOI 10.5665/SLEEP.1246

    View details for Web of Science ID 000294481700014

    View details for PubMedID 21886361

  • The impact of extra sleep on daytime alertness, vigilance, and mood. Sleep Medicine Kamdar, B. B., Kaplan, K. A., Kezirian, E. J., Dement, W. C. 2004; 5: 441-448

Books and Book Chapters

  • Treatment of sleep disturbance Clinical handbook of psychological disorders Kaplan, K. A., Harvey, A. G. Guilford Press. 2013; 5
  • Cognitive therapy for insomnia Encyclopedia of Sleep Soehner, A. M., Kaplan, K. A., Kanady, J., Harvey, A. G. Academic Press. 2013: 290-295
  • Interventions for Sleep Disturbance in Bipolar Disorder. Sleep medicine and psychiatric illness. Harvey, A. G., Kaplan, K. A., Soehner, A. M. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2012

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