A combined group treatment for nightmares and insomnia in combat veterans: A pilot study

Swanson, Leslie M.; Favorite, Todd; Horin, Elizabeth V.; Arnedt, J. Todd

doi:10.1002/jts.20468

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“…Two classical PTSD symptoms, hyperarousal and re-experiencing the traumatic event, comprise sleep difficulty and nightmares, respectively [6]. Preliminary evidence suggests that interventions targeting sleep may be beneficial in the treatment of PTSD [12,13].…”

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Two sessions of sleep-focused mind–body bridging improve self-reported symptoms of sleep and PTSD in veterans: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Nakamura

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Landward

et al. 2011

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

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Two sessions of sleep-focused mind–body bridging improve self-reported symptoms of sleep and PTSD in veterans: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Nakamura

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Landward

et al. 2011

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

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“…Chronic sleep loss accelerates age-related chronic cardiometabolic disorders and increases their severity [114]. Epidemiologic studies indicate a causal link between sleep deprivation and …”

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Cardiometabolic Disease

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Levine³

2013

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The need for addressing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among combat veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq is a growing public health concern. Current PTSD management addresses psychiatric parameters of this condition. However, PTSD is not simply a psychiatric disorder. Traumatic stress increases the risk for inflammation-related somatic diseases and early mortality. The metabolic syndrome reflects the increased health risk associated with combat stress and PTSD. Obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease are prevalent among PTSD patients. However, there has been little appreciation for the need to address these somatic PTSD comorbidities. Medical professionals treating this vulnerable population should screen patients for cardiometabolic risk factors and avail themselves of existing preventive diet, exercise, and pharmacologic modalities that will reduce such risk factors and improve overall long-term health outcomes and quality of life. There is the promise that cardiometabolic preventive therapy complementing psychiatric intervention may, in turn, help improve the posttraumatic stress system dysregulation and favorably impact psychiatric and neurologic function.

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“…New Treatments for Both Insomnia and Nightmares in PTSD Previous studies have evaluated group modalities for individuals with PTSD experiencing insomnia and/or nightmares with positive results for both sleep and trauma-related symptoms [82,83]. More recently, Haynes and colleagues developed and tested Cognitive Behavioral Social Rhythm Therapy (CBSRT) in veterans with moderate to severe comorbid insomnia, MDD, and PTSD [84].…”

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Understanding Recent Insights in Sleep and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder from a Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) Framework

Kelly

Killgore

Haynes

2016

Curr Sleep Medicine Rep

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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with sleep disturbances, including insomnia, nightmares, sleep-disordered breathing, and REM abnormalities. Recent studies have expanded our knowledge of the neurobiology of trauma and sleep. In addition, intervention research has provided valuable information about how sleep treatments affect PTSD symptoms and how PTSD treatments affect sleep symptoms. This review of recent literature aims to move away from the categorical approach that currently dominates our conceptualization of trauma response and sleep disorders. Possible mechanisms of both trauma and sleep disturbance are posed within the framework put forth by the National Institute of Mental Health's (NIMH) Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) project. By examining domains of dysfunction that cut across disorders, RDoC may guide future research and treatment of the maladaptive neurobiological and behavioral correlates of both trauma and sleep disturbances.

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A combined group treatment for nightmares and insomnia in combat veterans: A pilot study

Cited by 76 publications

References 22 publications

Two sessions of sleep-focused mind–body bridging improve self-reported symptoms of sleep and PTSD in veterans: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Two sessions of sleep-focused mind–body bridging improve self-reported symptoms of sleep and PTSD in veterans: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Cardiometabolic Disease

Understanding Recent Insights in Sleep and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder from a Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) Framework

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