ReviewEuropean journal of psychotraumatology2020
Sleep disturbance in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): a systematic review and meta-analysis of actigraphy studies.
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- Sleep impairments in refugees diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder: a polysomnographic and self-report study.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2023Trial
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- Oxidative stress and impaired cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity in young adults with post-traumatic stress disorder.Experimental physiology · 2026Article
- Efficacy of imagery rehearsal therapy in the treatment of traumatic nightmares in youth with complex post-traumatic stress disorder.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2026Review
- Detection of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder With Rest-Activity Data: Machine Learning Approach Using Wearable and Self-Report Data.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Circadian instability following mass trauma predicts PTSD risk.Translational psychiatry · 2026Article
- [Doxazosin as an adjunct to trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of posttraumatic nightmares].Der Nervenarzt · 2026Review
- The relation between passively collected data and PTSD: a systematic review and meta-analysis.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- Trauma, adversity, and biological aging: behavioral mechanisms relevant to treatment and theory.Translational psychiatry · 2024Review
- Somatic symptoms and insomnia among bereaved parents and siblings eight years after the Utøya terror attack.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2024Article
- Traumatic brain injury and sleep in military and veteran populations: A literature review.NeuroRehabilitation · 2024Review
- Sleep Quality Disturbances Are Associated with White Matter Alterations in Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Sleep and day-to-day PTSD symptom variability: an ecological momentary assessment and actigraphy monitored study in trauma-exposed young adults.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2023Article
- Emotion dysregulation mediates the association between acute sleep disturbance and later posttraumatic stress symptoms in trauma exposed adults.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2023Article
- Metabotropic glutamate receptor function and regulation of sleep-wake cycles.International review of neurobiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundSleep disturbance has been described as a 'hallmark' symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although there are robust findings of self-reported sleep disturbance in PTSD, evidence of sleep disturbance measured using actigraphy is less certain.
objectiveTo conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine whether there are any significant differences between individuals with and without PTSD in actigraph-derived sleep measures.
methodCase-control studies comparing participants with current PTSD to those without PTSD were eligible for inclusion. Sleep parameters of interest were: (1) total sleep time; (2) sleep onset latency; (3) wake after sleep onset (WASO); and (4) sleep efficiency. Data were meta-analysed as standardised mean differences (SMDs) and potential sources of heterogeneity were explored through meta-regression. Six actigraphy studies with 405 participants were included.
resultsThere was no evidence of a statistically significant difference between those with and without PTSD in total sleep time (SMD 0.09, 95%CI -0.23 to 0.42); WASO (SMD 0.18, 95%CI -0.06 to 0.43); sleep latency (SMD 0.32, 95%CI -0.04 to 0.69); or sleep efficiency (SMD -0.28, 95%CI -0.78 to 0.21).
conclusionsFurther high-quality research is required to determine whether there is a true difference in sleep between those with and without PTSD.
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