Sleep Disturbances Associated with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Abstract
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a trauma and stress-related disorder that is characterized by re-experiencing, avoidance, hyperarousal, and negative alterations in cognition or mood (1). Events that involve threat to integrity of self or others such as rape, physical assault, natural disasters, and combat exposure are commonly associated with the development of PTSD (1). The lifetime prevalence of PTSD among adults in the United States ranges from 6 to 10% (2,3), with women being more than twice as likely to have PTSD at some point. Significantly higher estimates have been reported in combat veterans (15-30%) (4). Rates of PTSD in veterans are higher if they were stationed in combat zones, had tours of longer than 1 year, experienced combat, or were injured. Specifically, among veterans with deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, 31-86% report multiple traumatic combat exposures and 11-20% endorse significant PTSD symptoms (5,6).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 11, 2019
- Accession Number
- AD1081569
Entities
Organizations
- 59th Medical Wing