Nightmares in united states military personnel with sleep disturbances

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 419-426

  Creamer, Jennifer L ^a   Brock, Matthew S ^b   Matsangas, Panagiotis ^c   Motamedi, Vida ^d   Mysliwiec, Vincent ^b  

^a MARTIN ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b San Antonio Military Medical Center   (United States)

^c NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Insomnia; Military; Nightmares; Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Sleep Disorders; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; DREAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP DISORDER; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; DREAMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SLEEP WAKE DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85044431061     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.6990     Document Type: Article

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