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.
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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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i never saw combat and i have had sleep disorder ever since basic training back in 1982 that is they kept us awake all the time going weeks at a time with only 3 hours of sleep or less they called it training. but it gave most or all of us sleep disorder's and only the active duty Army got help. but us Nat. Guard Army never got any help with any Medical needs. now my knees are gone and hurt all the time i can't even go to the V.A. for help i get nothing for my 6 years of service except i get to put Veteran on my driver license and license plates on my car. and that's it nothing more.
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I may "tip the canoe" on this one...I truly do "get" that there are serious medical conditions related to service, and fully back the principle of the Government helping those who have sacrificed their health in defense of the nation.
That said...I sometimes can't help but wonder if our society as a whole is "syndrome driven". I mean listen-it took me a while to "adjust" to not sleeping in a steel can that makes more noise than a circus. It took me a while after my last tour to "accept" not having at least a sidearm everywhere I went. Yes, I sometimes have dreams where things don't work out as well as they did in reality. I chain smoke, sometimes drink a little more than I should, and have times when I get fed up with the "civilian" mindset. I don't think that's "PTSD" any more than just the outcome of having spent the years of my life from 17 to 29 in an society where comfort was not an option...order was more important than opinion...and aggression was an underlying theme.
Again-Everyone has their own experience, and I'm not in a position to challenge anyone's personal sense of how "well" they are. I'm just starting to wonder if we're inadvertently developing a definition of "health" that is not only impossible...but more so for anyone who's put a little skin in the game so to speak.
That said...I sometimes can't help but wonder if our society as a whole is "syndrome driven". I mean listen-it took me a while to "adjust" to not sleeping in a steel can that makes more noise than a circus. It took me a while after my last tour to "accept" not having at least a sidearm everywhere I went. Yes, I sometimes have dreams where things don't work out as well as they did in reality. I chain smoke, sometimes drink a little more than I should, and have times when I get fed up with the "civilian" mindset. I don't think that's "PTSD" any more than just the outcome of having spent the years of my life from 17 to 29 in an society where comfort was not an option...order was more important than opinion...and aggression was an underlying theme.
Again-Everyone has their own experience, and I'm not in a position to challenge anyone's personal sense of how "well" they are. I'm just starting to wonder if we're inadvertently developing a definition of "health" that is not only impossible...but more so for anyone who's put a little skin in the game so to speak.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
LCDR (Join to see) That is the great thing about RP everyone can express an opinion and shed a different presepctive on a subject. I respect those individuals that put some effort into reading and responding like you have! Thanks for sharing!
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