Treatment of Sleep Comorbidities in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of the review

Sleep disturbances, insomnia and recurrent nightmares in particular, are among the most frequently endorsed symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The present review provides a summary of the prevalence estimates and methodological challenges presented by sleep disturbances in PTSD, highlights the recent evidence for empirically supported psychotherapeutic and pharmacological interventions for comorbid sleep disturbances implicated in PTSD, and provides a summary of recent findings on integrated and sequential treatment approaches to ameliorate comorbid sleep disturbances in PTSD.

Recent findings

Insomnia, recurrent nightmares, and other sleep disorders are commonly endorsed among individuals with PTSD; however, several methodological challen

SUBMITTER: Brownlow JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7864531 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature