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 with other psychiatric symptoms and misuse of alcohol and other substances. The experience of being on guard and potential threat appears to contribute substantially to these problems and is not explicitly addressed by established insomnia 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 on sleep problems and alcohol and substance use habits.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1047254

Entities

People

  • Thomas A. Mellman

Organizations

  • Howard University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abdomen
  • Biomedical Research
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Cognition
  • Deployment
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Environment
  • Heart Rate
  • Human Behavior
  • Images
  • Insomnia
  • Instructions
  • Intervention
  • Medical Personnel
  • Students
  • Training
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

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