Diverting the Pathway to Substance Misuse by Improving Sleep

Abstract

Sleep disturbances are very common among those with recent deployments and sleep problems are associated withother psychiatric symptoms and misuse of alcohol and other substances. The experience of being on guard andpotential threat appears to contribute substantially to these problems and is not explicitly addressed by establishedinsomnia treatments.The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate a treatment for sleep problems related to military deployments.The intervention targets nocturnal vigilance and other maladaptive sleep behaviors. We are evaluating its impact onsleep problems and alcohol and substance use habits.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1018866

Entities

People

  • Thomas A. Mellman

Organizations

  • Howard University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Cognition
  • Deployment
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Drug Abuse
  • Heart Diseases
  • Heart Rate
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Insomnia
  • Intervention
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Disorders
  • Neurobehavioral Manifestations
  • Opioids
  • Psychology
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.
  • Mental Health of Military Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Risk Factors, Prevalence, Symptoms, and Treatment.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.