Predicting Attentional Impairment in Women With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Using Self-Reported and Objective Measures of Sleep | Zendy

Kimberly B. Werner | Zendy; Kimberly A. Arditte Hall | Zendy; Michael G. Griffin | Zendy; Tara E. Galovski | Zendy

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Predicting Attentional Impairment in Women With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Using Self-Reported and Objective Measures of Sleep

Author(s) -

Kimberly B. Werner,

Kimberly A. Arditte Hall,

Michael G. Griffin,

Tara E. Galovski

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of clinical sleep medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1550-9397

pISSN - 1550-9389

DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.7930

Subject(s) - actigraphy , medicine , clinical psychology , sleep onset , psychiatry , psychology , insomnia , audiology

There is growing evidence to support sleep impairment as a core feature of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Sleep impairment in PTSD is associated with severe distress and poorer treatment outcomes. Therefore, specific attention to this symptom of PTSD is warranted and accurate assessment of sleep impairment is critical. The current study investigated the association between self-reported and objective assessment of sleep and sustained attention in women with PTSD.

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