ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2018
Nightmares in United States Military Personnel With Sleep Disturbances.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 56 citations in OpenAlex.
- A pilot randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioral treatment for trauma-related nightmares in active duty military personnel.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2020Trial
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- Enhancing identification and diagnosis of nightmare disorder in active duty patients at a sleep disorders center: A quality improvement initiative.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2026Article
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- Evaluating the Relationship Between Emotion Regulation, Mood and Distressing Dreams Using Daily Sleep Diary Reports in Trauma Survivors.Journal of sleep research · 2025Article
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- Understanding nightmares after traumatic events in Detroit (UNiTED): prospective associations with interpersonal violence and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2024Article
- Comparison of autonomic reactivity to trauma and nightmare imagery: A Pilot Study.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2024Article
- Clinical nightmare frequency and its association with reduced physical health during military operations.Sleep · 2023Article
- Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Preliminary Validation of a French Version of the Trauma-Related Nightmare Survey (TRNS-FR) in a PTSD Veteran Population.Military medicine · 2023Article
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- Sleep and PTSD in the Military Forces: A Reciprocal Relationship and a Psychiatric Approach.Brain sciences · 2021Review
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- Nightmares and Insomnia in the US National Guard: Mental and Physical Health Correlates.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2021Article
- Prevalence and Characteristics of Posttraumatic Nightmares in War- and Conflict-Affected Students.Nature and science of sleep · 2021Article
- Trauma Associated Sleep Disorder: Clinical Developments 5 Years After Discovery.Current psychiatry reports · 2019Review
- An Assessment of Medical Practitioners' Knowledge of, Experience with, and Treatment Attitudes Towards Sleep Disorders and Nightmares.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2019Article
- Management of Post-Traumatic Nightmares: a Review of Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments Since 2013.Current psychiatry reports · 2018Review
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
STUDY
objectivesSleep disturbances are common in United States military personnel. Despite their exposure to combat and trauma, little is known about nightmares in this population. The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence and associated clinical and polysomnographic characteristics of nightmares in United States military personnel with sleep disturbances.
methodsRetrospective review of 500 active duty United States military personnel who underwent a sleep medicine evaluation and polysomnography at our sleep center. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index-Addendum were used to characterize clinically significant nightmares. Subjective and objective sleep attributes were compared between groups.
resultsAt least weekly nightmares were present in 31.2%; yet, only 3.9% reported nightmares as a reason for evaluation. Trauma-related nightmares occurred in 60% of those patients with nightmares. Patients with nightmares had increased sleep onset latency (SOL) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep latency (mean SOL/REM sleep latency 16.6/145 minutes,
conclusionsClinically significant nightmares are highly prevalent in United States military personnel with sleep disturbances. Nightmares are associated with both subjective and objective sleep disturbances and are frequently comorbid with other sleep and mental health disorders. COMMENTARY: A commentary on this article appears in this issue on page 303.
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