Early-life trauma is associated with rapid eye movement sleep fragmentation among military veterans

Biological Psychology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 570-579

  Insana, Salvatore P ^a   Kolko, David J ^a   Germain, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Combat; Development; Fear; PTSD; Sleep; Translational; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; EARLY LIFE STRESS; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PARAMETERS; SLEEP QUALITY; SOLDIER; VETERAN; WAR;

ADULT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP, REM; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTORS; VETERANS;

EID: 84858004593     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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