Sleep and intrusive memories immediately after a traumatic event in emergency department patients | Zendy

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Sleep and intrusive memories immediately after a traumatic event in emergency department patients

Author(s) -

Kate Porcheret,

Lalitha Iyadurai,

Michael B. Bonsall,

Guy M. Goodwin,

Sally Beer,

Melanie Darwent,

Emily A. Holmes

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

sleep

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222

H-Index - 207

eISSN - 1550-9109

pISSN - 0161-8105

DOI - 10.1093/sleep/zsaa033

Subject(s) - emergency department , sleep (system call) , psychology , medical emergency , event (particle physics) , medicine , psychiatry , computer science , operating system , physics , quantum mechanics

Intrusive memories of psychological trauma are a core clinical feature of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and in the early period post-trauma may be a potential target for early intervention. Disrupted sleep in the weeks post-trauma is associated with later PTSD. The impact of sleep and intrusive memories immediately post-trauma, and their relation to later PTSD, is unknown. This study assessed the relationship between sleep duration on the first night following a real-life traumatic event and intrusive memories in the subsequent week, and how these might relate to PTSD symptoms at 2 months.

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