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ReviewClinical psychology review2015

Sleep disturbances, TBI and PTSD: Implications for treatment and recovery.

Karina Stavitsky Gilbert, Sarah M Kark, Philip Gehrman, Yelena Bogdanova

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · greenAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Clinical psychology review, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 50 papers.

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50citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01138020 nacompletednot on this map

Cognitive Rehabilitation of Blast-induced Traumatic Brain Injury

TypeinterventionalSponsorVA Office of Research and DevelopmentRan2011 to 2025Enrolled77ConditionsTraumatic Brain Injury, Cognitive SymptomsArmsCognitive Intervention, Educational intervention
NCT07686731 phase4not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Suvorexant: Targeting Orexin to Augment Exposure Therapy in Veterans With PTSD and Insomnia

TypeinterventionalSponsorNorthern California Institute of Research and EducationRan2026 to 2029Enrolled142ConditionsPTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Insomnia, TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)ArmsSuvorexant, Placebo, Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Primary Care (PE-PC)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

50 citing papers in PubMed, 126 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Veteran status as an underappreciated confound in narcolepsy mortality.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2026
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  10. Axonal injury, sleep disturbances, and memory following traumatic brain injury.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2024
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  12. VX-765 Alleviates Circadian Rhythm Disorder in a Rodent Model of Traumatic Brain Injury Plus Hemorrhagic Shock and Resuscitation.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Karina Stavitsky GilbertPsychology Research, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States.
Sarah M KarkPsychology Research, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States.
Philip GehrmanDepartment of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States; Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Yelena BogdanovaPsychology Research, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States. Electronic address: bogdanov@bu.edu.
VA Boston Healthcare System · USPhiladelphia VA Medical Center · US

Funding

CTSA INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCHUL1RR025771 · NCRR · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI CENTER, DAVID M. · 2008 to 2011
$17.6M
Noninvasive LED treatment to improve cognition and promote recovery in blast TBII21RX001773 · VA · VA BOSTON HEALTH CARE SYSTEM · PI BOGDANOVA, YELENA · 2015 to 2016
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NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR025771NCRR NIH HHS UL1-RR025771RRD VA I21 RX001773
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and sleep problems significantly affect recovery and functional status in military personnel and Veterans returning from combat. Despite recent attention, sleep is understudied in the Veteran population. Few treatments and rehabilitation protocols target sleep, although poor sleep remains at clinical levels and continues to adversely impact functioning even after the resolution of PTSD or mild TBI symptoms. Recent developments in non-pharmacologic sleep treatments have proven efficacious as stand-alone interventions and have potential to improve treatment outcomes by augmenting traditional behavioral and cognitive therapies. This review discusses the extensive scope of work in the area of sleep as it relates to TBI and PTSD, including pathophysiology and neurobiology of sleep; existing and emerging treatment options; as well as methodological issues in sleep measurements for TBI and PTSD. Understanding sleep problems and their role in the development and maintenance of PTSD and TBI symptoms may lead to improvement in overall treatment outcomes while offering a non-stigmatizing entry in mental health services and make current treatments more comprehensive by helping to address a broader spectrum of difficulties.

Indexed as

ComorbidityBrain InjuriesHumansSleep Wake DisordersStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticVeteransActigraphyCognitionInterventionsNeuromodulationParadoxical insomniaPTSDSleepSleep physiologyTBIVeterans

Identifiers

PMID26164549
PMCPMC5153364
OpenAlexW600044932

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Registered trials

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