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ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2021

Prevalence, risk correlates, and health comorbidities of insomnia in US military veterans: results from the 2019-2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.

Simon P Byrne, Elissa McCarthy, Jason C DeViva, Steven M Southwick, Robert H Pietrzak

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Article in Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05616819 (Regulating Mood and Suicidal Ideation With Morning Light Exposure Treatment), which is not on this map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
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2 · The registry

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NCT05616819 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Regulating Mood and Suicidal Ideation With Morning Light Exposure Treatment

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of ArizonaRan2023 to 2026Enrolled480ConditionsSuicidal Ideation, Regulation, EmotionArmsActive light exposure, Placebo light exposure
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Clinical and subthreshold insomnia in U.S. veterans: increasing prevalence and mental health burden.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2026
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  10. Sleep research, quality and implementation priorities in the Veterans Health Administration: a white paper.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2025
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  20. Bidirectional links between sleep and pain among heavy-drinking veterans with insomnia.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Simon P ByrneDepartment of Psychiatry, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Elissa McCarthyUS Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, White River Junction, Vermont.
Jason C DeVivaUS Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut.
Steven M SouthwickDepartment of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Robert H PietrzakUS Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut.
Yale University · USIn-Q-Tel · USNational Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · USUnited States Department of Veterans Affairs · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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objectivesVeterans experience high levels of trauma, psychiatric, and medical conditions that may increase their risk for insomnia. To date, however, no known study has examined the prevalence, risk correlates, and comorbidities of insomnia in a nationally representative sample of veterans.

methodsA nationally representative sample of 4,069 US military veterans completed a survey assessing insomnia severity; military, trauma, medical, and psychiatric histories; and health and psychosocial functioning. Multivariable analyses examined the association between insomnia severity, psychiatric and medical comorbidities, suicidality, and functioning.

resultsA total of 11.4% of veterans screened positive for clinical insomnia and 26.0% for subthreshold insomnia. Greater age and retirement were associated with a lower likelihood of insomnia. Adverse childhood experiences, traumatic life events, lower education and income were associated with greater risk for insomnia. A "dose-response" association was observed for health comorbidities, with increasing levels of insomnia associated with elevated odds of psychiatric and medical conditions (clinical vs no insomnia odds ratio = 1.8-13.4) and greater reductions in health and psychosocial functioning (clinical vs no insomnia Cohen's d = 0.2-0.4). The prevalence of current suicidal ideation was 3-5 times higher in veterans with clinical and subthreshold insomnia relative to those without insomnia (23.9% and 13.6% vs 4.5%, respectively).

conclusionsNearly 2 in 5 US veterans experience clinical or subthreshold insomnia, which is associated with substantial health burden and independent risk for suicidal ideation. Results underscore the importance of assessment, monitoring, and treatment of insomnia in veterans as they transition from the military.

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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticVeteransHumansPrevalenceSuicidal Ideationanxietyinsomniaposttraumatic stress disordertraumaveterans

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PMID33656983
PMCPMC8314657
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