Cosleeping is a topic frequently of concern to parents; however, little objective evidence exists to support the historical prohibition against children sleeping in the same bed with their parents. Surveys from the parents of 86 children in the clinics of pediatrics and child psychiatry were analyzed to describe patterns of cosleeping in a group of military dependents aged 2 to 13 years. Shown is a significant increase in cosleeping with father absence and that cosleeping is less frequent in the psychiatric subpopulation.

Camptocormia is a disabling psychiatric condition characterized by a fixed flexion of the spine usually occurring during the stress or anticipation of battle. We present an illustrative case study and a summary of six cases. In this clinical sample the camptocormia was associated with a high likelihood of a history of significant back trauma; this lends to difficulty in assigning a diagnosis from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III-R). Camptocormic patients retained in the military have a poor prognosis; rapid diagnosis and medical separation is recommended.

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