Combat Veterans Sleep Research

Week of August 17, 2009

Researchers Dr. Taylor Plumb and Dr. Diane Zelman of the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University found high rates of disturbed sleep among 375 current and former military personnel who served in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom or Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sleep problems were considerably more common and severe among those with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression. The findings were presented recently at the 117th annual convention of the American Psychological Association in Toronto.

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