Open AccessSleep disturbances in veterans with chronic war-induced PTSD
Author(s) -
Habibolah Khazaie,
Mohammad Rasoul Ghadami,
Maryam Masoudi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of injury and violence research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2008-4072
pISSN - 2008-2053
DOI - 10.5249/jivr.v8i2.808
Subject(s) - nightmare , insomnia , sleep (system call) , psychiatry , sleep disorder , medicine , sleep medicine , clinical psychology , psychology , computer science , operating system
Post-traumatic stress disorder is related to a wide range of medical problems, with a majority of neurological, psychological, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal disorders, diabetes, as well as sleep disorders. Although the majority of studies reveal the association between PTSD and sleep disturbances, there are few studies on the assessment of sleep disruption among veterans with PTSD. In this review, we attempt to study the sleep disorders including insomnia, nightmare, sleep-related breathing disorders, sleep-related movement disorders and parasomnias among veterans with chronic war-induced PTSD. It is an important area for further research among veterans with PTSD.