Simon A Rego

Sleep disturbances in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder: epidemiology, impact and approaches to management.

CNS Drugs 2006 Michael J Maher, Simon A Rego, Gregory M Asnis

Subjective reports of sleep disturbance indicate that 70-91% of patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have difficulty falling or staying asleep. Nightmares are reported by 19-71% of patients, depending on the severity of their PTSD and their exposure to physical aggression. Objective measures of sleep disturbance are inconsistent, with some studies that used these measures...