Sleep disturbances in posttraumatic stress disorder: Updated review and implications for treatment

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 173-176

  Koffel, Erin ^a   Khawaja, Imran S ^a   Germain, Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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

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EID: 85006810402     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00485713-20160125-01     Document Type: Review

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