Sleep Quality Often Affected by Trauma

Chris Engel 6/4/131:41 PM

"Sleep disturbances -- nightmares or insomnia or both -- appear to be common sequelae after experiencing a traumatic event, researchers reported here....

"Trauma-related insomnia and nightmares are highly prevalent among those reporting a history of exposure to stressful events and prevalence increases among patients who meet criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder," Milanak said.

"Among the patients who had an actual PTSD diagnosis, 92% experienced sleep disturbances, with most individuals experiencing insomnia, she noted...."

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/SLEEPNeuro/39614

Milanak M, et al. (2013)."Prevalence of trauma-related sleep disturbances among U.S. adults" SLEEP.

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