APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Soldiers and Sleep: How Differences in Mental Health Shifts Sleep Behavior Among U.S. Army Soldiers
- Michael Andrews
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research - Jaime Devine
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research - Courtney Cambell
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research - Folarin Adewale
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research - Walter Sowden
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Abstract
Soldiers training at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, CA. for deployment to Afghanistan were measured with actigraphy to evaluate sleep health. Sleep behaviors are analyzed in relationship to mental health correlates, including depression and anxiety. Risks and policy suggestions for increasing soldier combat readiness are discussed.
Military
