TY - JOUR
T1 - Mental health and sleep during basic combat training and beyond
AU - Crowley, Shannon K.
AU - Wilkinson, Larrell L.
AU - Muraca, Stephanie T.
AU - Wigfall, Lisa T.
AU - Louis-Nance, Tasha
AU - Reynolds, Alexandria M.
AU - Williams, Edith M.
AU - Glover, Saundra
AU - Herring, Matthew P.
AU - Youngstedt, Shawn D.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - There are emerging links between disturbed sleep and mental illness. These associations may have particular relevance for military populations which are often faced with extremely stressful situations and profound sleep deprivation. Indeed, disturbed sleep has been predictive of mental illness following exposure to trauma, and, conversely, treatment of sleep problems has helped alleviate mental illness. There is a need for further investigation of sleep and mental health of soldiers participating in basic combat training (BCT), which is clearly also associated with sleep loss and stress.
AB - There are emerging links between disturbed sleep and mental illness. These associations may have particular relevance for military populations which are often faced with extremely stressful situations and profound sleep deprivation. Indeed, disturbed sleep has been predictive of mental illness following exposure to trauma, and, conversely, treatment of sleep problems has helped alleviate mental illness. There is a need for further investigation of sleep and mental health of soldiers participating in basic combat training (BCT), which is clearly also associated with sleep loss and stress.
KW - Depression
KW - Health status disparities
KW - Post-traumatic stress disorders
KW - Sleep
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84892956945&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84892956945
SN - 1984-0659
VL - 5
SP - 24
EP - 27
JO - Sleep Science
JF - Sleep Science
IS - 1
ER -