Rapid Communication, J Sleep Disor Treat Care Vol: 2 Issue: 3
Treatment of Sleep Disturbances in Military Personnel: The Potential to Improve Other Service-Related Illnesses
| Vincent Mysliwiec* and Bernard J Roth |
| Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine (Drs. Mysliwiec and Roth), Madigan Army Medical Center, USA |
| Corresponding author : Vincent Mysliwiec, MD Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, 9040A Fitzsimmons Ave, Tacoma, Washington 98431, USA Tel: 253-968-6525; Fax: 253-968-2284 E-mail: vincent.mysliwiec.mil@mail.mil |
| Received: May 31, 2013 Accepted: August 19, 2013 Published: August 22, 2013 doi:10.4172/2325-9639.1000118 |
| Citation: Mysliwiec V,Roth BJ (2013) Treatment of Sleep Disturbances in Military Personnel: The Potential to Improve Other Service-Related Illnesses. J Sleep Disor: Treat Care 2:4 doi:10.4172/2325-9639.1000118 |
Abstract
Treatment of Sleep Disturbances in Military Personnel: The Potential to Improve Other Service-Related Illnesses
Recent studies demonstrate the integral nature of disturbed sleep in the symptoms and disorders of military personnel [1,2]. Sleep disturbances are not only an associated symptom of the servicerelated disorders of traumatic brain injury (TBI), depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but an inherent part of the military life-style [3]. Short, irregular sleep occurs in non-deployed military personnel and even more so in deployed military personnel [4,5]. For the most part, “sleep disturbances” are considered a result of deployment or service-related disorders, such as depression, pain, PTSD and TBI. Only recently are the sleep disorders of military personnel recognized as distinct diagnoses [6,7].
