Posted on Dec 2, 2015
Did you know that for some Service Members, Insomnia May Not Be Part Of PTSD?
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Did you know that for some Service Members, Insomnia May Not Be Part Of PTSD?
Lack of sleep is reported by more than half of the 2 million men and women who have served since Sept. 11.
What do you think RP Members?
http://taskandpurpose.com/for-some-service-members-insomnia-may-not-be-part-of-ptsd/
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Sleeplessness has historically been considered a secondary symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder, but recent research shows that insomnia may be a disorder unto itself.
In 2014, an Army research team, led by Col. Vincent Mysliwiec, suggested the name “trauma-associated sleep disorder,” leading the service to propose it as a separate diagnosis from post-traumatic stress disorder.
He and the Army hope the name will add legitimacy to the diagnosis and lead to better treatment of insomnia among service members and veterans.
Before, it was assumed that treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder would eliminate insomnia. Rather, Mysliwiec suggests that post-traumatic stress disorder may serve as a misdiagnosis in many cases of trauma-associated sleep disorder.
Lack of sleep is reported by more than half of the 2 million men and women who have served since Sept. 11.
What do you think RP Members?
http://taskandpurpose.com/for-some-service-members-insomnia-may-not-be-part-of-ptsd/
Check out Virtual World Solutions d/b/a Sponsor a Vet Life: http://www.sponsoravet.life
Sleeplessness has historically been considered a secondary symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder, but recent research shows that insomnia may be a disorder unto itself.
In 2014, an Army research team, led by Col. Vincent Mysliwiec, suggested the name “trauma-associated sleep disorder,” leading the service to propose it as a separate diagnosis from post-traumatic stress disorder.
He and the Army hope the name will add legitimacy to the diagnosis and lead to better treatment of insomnia among service members and veterans.
Before, it was assumed that treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder would eliminate insomnia. Rather, Mysliwiec suggests that post-traumatic stress disorder may serve as a misdiagnosis in many cases of trauma-associated sleep disorder.
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Yes. I just read the article.
However, I would have believed that to be true even before reading the article as insomnia in not isolated to the military.
However, I would have believed that to be true even before reading the article as insomnia in not isolated to the military.
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I believe this could be possible. I have what they call sleep apnea hope I spelled it correctly. I often live off of 4 hours of sleep because I just cant go to sleep at night.
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SSG Audwin Scott
COL Mikel J. Burroughs - I understand, I didn't fall asleep until after 3:30am and was right back up at 7am. I toss and turn a lot and normally average 4 hrs max a night.
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SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT
Most people I know that have PTSD also suffer from sleep apnea. I used a CPAC machine at night because mine was tested thru a sleep study as severe. Mine was too bad to be able to use the mouth guards that the VA dental will make.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs anyone on Rally Point can attest to the fact that sleep is something that is in short supply in the Military. Part of the training starting in boot camp is to function while sleep deprived. It only makes sense that insomnia would be an effect of that training. I think that outright dismissing it as a symptom of PTSD is a bad idea. Just because it is a disease in its own right, does not mean that it cannot still be a symptom of the greater evil PTSD.
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