Ep 15 Sleep, Insomnia and Nightmares

Next Generation Behavioral Health

In this episode, Dr. Christina Armstrong and Dr. Julie Kinn talk about sleep problems and DoD and VA developed resources to support evidence-based treatment for sleep problems. To view captions for this podcast, please access this episode via our YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/watch?v=85OeMrHLoS4) DHA Connected Health Defense Health Agency https://health.mil/podcasts [e-mail] Twitter: @DHAConnected (https://twitter.com/DHAConnected) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DHAConnectedHealth Next Generation Behavioral Health is produced by the Defense Health Agency (https://health.mil). Learn more about Military Health Podcasts at health.mil/podcasts Music by BenSound (http://bensound.com). Resources discussed in this episode: CBT-i Coach mobile app Free mobile health application developed by the VA to support Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia http://www.myvaapps.com/#/cbti/ Dream EZ mobile app Free mobile health application developed by the DoD to support Imagery Rehearsal Therapy for Nightmares https://health.mil/mhealth A Better Night’s Sleep podcast Free podcast developed by the DoD on ways to improve your sleep habits from leading experts on insomnia and other sleep disorders, and proven treatments. https://health.mil/podcasts References for this episode: American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC. Cozza, S. J., Benedek, D. M., Bradley, J. C., Grieger, T. A., Nam, T. S., Waldrep, D. A. (2004). Topics specific to the psychiatric treatment of military personnel. In: Schnurr, P. P., Cozza, S. J., editors. The Iraq War Clinician Guide, 2nd Edition. National Center for PTSD and Department of Defense. Hoge, C. W., McGurk, D., Thomas, J. L., Cox, A.L., Engel CC, Castro CA. (2008). Mild traumatic brain injury in U.S. Soldiers returning from Iraq. N. Engl. J. Med. 358:453–463. [PubMed] McLay, R. N., Klam, W. P., Volkert, S. L. (2010). Insomnia is the most commonly reported symptom and predicts other symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in U.S. service members returning from military deployments. Military Medicine, 175, 759-762. Mysliwiec, V., McGraw, L., Pierce, R., Smith, P., Trapp, B., Roth, B. J. (2013). Sleep disorders and associated medical comorbidities in active duty military personnel, Sleep, 36, 167-174. Troxel, W. M., Hih, R. A., Pedersen, E., Geyer, L., Fisher, M. P., Griffin, B. A., Haas, A. C., Kurz, J. R., & Steinberg, P. S. (2015). Sleep in the Military: Promoting Healthy Sleep Among U.S. Service Members. RAND, ISBN: 978-0-8330-8851-2 https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR700/RR739/RAND_RR739.pdf