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Sleep and posttraumatic stress disorder: a review
Abstract
Research seeking to establish the relationship between sleep and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is in its infancy. An empirically supported theory of the relationship is yet to emerge. The aims of the present paper are threefold: to summarise the literature on the prevalence and treatment of sleep disturbance characteristic of acute stress disorder (ASD) and PTSD, to critically review this literature, and to draw together the disparate theoretical perspectives that have been proposed to account for the empirical findings. After a brief overview of normal human sleep, the literature specifying the relation between sleep disturbance and PTSD is summarized. This includes studies of the prevalence of sleep disturbance and nightmares, content of nightmares, abnormalities in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, arousal threshold during sleep, body movement during sleep, and breathing-related sleep disorders. In addition, studies of the treatment of sleep disturbance in individuals with PTSD are reviewed. We conclude that the role of sleep in PTSD is complex, but that it is an important area for further elucidating the nature and treatment of PTSD. Areas for future research are specified. In particular, a priority is to improve the methodology of the research conducted.
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“It may not be coincidental, therefore, that these patients continue to display hyperarousal reactions to associated trauma cues (Harvey et al. 2003; Pole 2007), indicating that the process of separating the affective tone from the emotional experience has not been accomplished.”
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- Authors
- Harvey, A. G., Jones, C., & Schmidt, D. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Harvey, Allison G
- ORCID
- Harvey, Allison G
- Venue
- Clinical Psychology Review
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2003-05
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 377-407
- ISSN
- 0272-7358 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2163325497
- Cited by
- 337
- References
- 142
- Citations by year
- 2026: 13 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 29 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 16 · 2014: 21 · 2013: 18 · 2012: 15
- FWCI
- 12.91
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Clinical Psychology Review (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Keywords
- post-traumatic stress disorder, sleep disorders, acute stress disorder, nightmares, REM sleep abnormalities, sleep-related movement disorders
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Middle Aged, Sleep Wake Disorders, Sleep, REM, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Veterans, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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