ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2022
Acute sleep interventions as an avenue for treatment of trauma-associated disorders.
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- A pilot randomised control study to investigate the effect of the South African Adolescence Group Sleep Intervention (SAASI) on adolescent sleep and PTSD.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2024Trial
- Early risk factors and six month posttraumatic stress disorder symptom severity following trauma.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Article
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- Sleepless in Society: Introducing the Concept of Public Sleep.Clocks & sleep · 2026Article
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- Mapping sleep disturbance and nap desire to dimensions of psychopathology in U.S. adults.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The relationship between post-traumatic sleep and related symptoms in children with high-energy trauma: a study based on ecological momentary assessment.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- The impact of trauma and how to intervene: a narrative review of psychotraumatology over the past 15 years.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
- Nightmares and insomnia within the acute aftermath of trauma prospectively predict suicidal ideation.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2025Article
- Beneath the Surface: Mental Health in Commercial Fisheries.Journal of agromedicine · 2025Article
- Effects of otolaryngological diseases on sleep quality, anxiety, and depression: a multicenter observational study.BMC psychiatry · 2025Observational
- Breathing new life into PTSD-related sleep disorders!Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2024Article
- Targeting sleep quality in acutely traumatized individuals to reduce the risk for PTSD: study protocol for a multicentre randomized clinical trial.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2024Article
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- Posttraumatic stress disorder and depression after the 2018 Strasbourg Christmas Market terrorist attack: a comparison of exposed and non-exposed police personnel.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2023Article
- No time to waste! Acute sleep interventions after trauma.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
Scientific evidence that acute, posttrauma sleep disturbances (eg, nightmares and insomnia) can contribute significantly to the pathogenesis of trauma-induced disorders is compelling. Sleep disturbances precipitating from trauma are uniquely predictive of daytime posttrauma symptom occurrence and severity, as well as subsequent onset of mental health disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder. Conversely, adequate sleep during the acute posttrauma period is associated with reduced likelihood of adverse mental health outcomes. These findings, which are broadly consistent with what is known about the role of sleep in the regulation of emotion, suggest that the acute posttrauma period constitutes a "window of opportunity" during which treatment of sleep disturbances may be especially effective for preventing or mitigating progression of aberrant psychophysiological processes. At this point, the weight of the scientific evidence supporting this possibility warrants initiation of clinical trials to confirm the benefits of targeted prophylactic sleep enhancement, and to establish treatment guidelines as appropriate. CITATION: Swift KM, Thomas CL, Balkin TJ, Lowery-Gionta EG, Matson LM. Acute sleep interventions as an avenue for treatment of trauma-associated disorders.
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