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
- 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(10), 759-762. doi:10.7205/milmed-d-10-00193
- Service members who had recently returned from deployment were screened at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego over a two year period. This study focused on rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms upon initial return and 3 months later. Insomnia was the most common PTSD symptom reported and had the highest average severity score of any PTSD symptom.
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