Objective evidence of sleep disturbance in women with posttraumatic stress disorder

Although sleep disturbance is considered a hallmark of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), objective evidence for sleep disturbance in patients with PTSD has been equivocal. The goal of the current investigation was to objectively examine sleep disturbance among women with PTSD in their home envir...

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Published in:Journal of traumatic stress 2007-12, Vol.20 (6), p.1009-1018
Main Authors: Calhoun, Patrick S., Wiley, Matt, Dennis, Michelle F., Means, Melanie K., Edinger, Jack D., Beckham, Jean C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Anxiety disorders. Neuroses
Biological and medical sciences
Disorders of higher nervous function. Focal brain diseases. Central vestibular syndrome and deafness. Brain stem syndromes
Evidence-Based Medicine
Female
Humans
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Sleep Deprivation - epidemiology
Sleep Deprivation - etiology
Sleep Deprivation - physiopathology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - physiopathology
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Although sleep disturbance is considered a hallmark of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), objective evidence for sleep disturbance in patients with PTSD has been equivocal. The goal of the current investigation was to objectively examine sleep disturbance among women with PTSD in their home environment. Women with PTSD (n = 30) and a control group (n = 22) completed three nights of actigraphy monitoring. Results from actigraphy indicated that women with PTSD had poorer sleep efficiency, increased sleep latency, and more restless sleep. Actigraphy measures were moderately correlated with self‐report sleep‐log data, but were unrelated to scores on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. The current study provides evidence that women with PTSD have objectively measured sleep disturbance in their normal environment at home. Disturbed sleep may have important implications for the health and well‐being of individuals with PTSD.
ISSN:0894-9867
1573-6598
DOI:10.1002/jts.20255