Longitudinal relationships of insomnia, nightmares, and PTSD severity in recent combat veterans

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 546-550

  Pigeon, Wilfred R ^a,b,c   Campbell, Clare E ^b,d   Possemato, Kyle ^b,d   Ouimette, Paige ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Insomnia; Military; Nightmares; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER IDENTIFICATION TEST; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INSOMNIA SEVERITY INDEX; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NIGHTMARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER CHECKLIST; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VETERAN;

INSOMNIA; MILITARY; NIGHTMARES; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; VETERANS;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DREAMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERANS;

EID: 84888428004     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.09.004     Document Type: Article

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