The association between traumatic life events and insomnia symptoms among men and women: Results from the Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

Trauma exposure likely contributes to poor sleep, but relatively few studies have empirically tested this, instead focusing on posttraumatic stress disorder. Moreover, little is known about sex differences in sleep after trauma. The current study used a cross-sectional and retrospective design to test hypotheses that trauma exposure would be associated with subsequent insomnia symptoms, particularly among women, even after accounting for important covariates.

Method

Data from Wave 3 (1993-1996) of the Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study (N = 1920) were used to examine associations between remote (prior to past year) and recent (past year) trauma and current sleep disturbance (insomnia, hypersomnia symptoms) in the total sample (M_age= 55,

SUBMITTER: Short NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8995334 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature