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SLEEP for WII

Good sleep is crucial to both physical and psychological health, and it is more important than ever when recovering from a wound, illness, or injury. Quality sleep can reduce the risk of depression and PTSD, expedite recovery from a traumatic brain injury, and improve quality of life in those coping with cancer and cancer survivors. However, conditions such as TBI, PTSD, cancer, pain, and depression can lead to sleep disturbances, making lack of sleep a potentially vicious cycle [1-4]. We offer resources to help improve your sleep and understand when to get help from a professional.

Understanding the Relationship Between Sleep and Recovery

Tools to Help You Sleep

Additional Information and Tools

 

1. Roscoe J A, Kaufman ME, Matteson-Rusby SE, Palesh OG, Ryan JL, Kohli S, et al. Cancer-Related Fatigue and Sleep Disorders. The Oncologist. 2007;12(Supplement 1):35-42. http://theoncologist.alphamedpress.org/content/12/suppl_1/35.full.pdf

2. Germain A. Sleep Disturbances as the Hallmark of PTSD: Where Are We Now? American Journal of Psychiatry. 2013;170(4):372-382. http://journals.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?volume=170&page=372. Accessed May 28, 2014.

3. Orff HJ, Ayalon L, Drummond SP. Traumatic brain injury and sleep disturbance: a review of current research. The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation. 2009;24(3):155-165. http://www.nursingcenter.com/lnc/journalarticle?Article_ID=863002. Accessed May 28, 2014.

4. Castriotta RJ, Wilde MC, Lai JM, Atanasov S, Masel BE, Kuna ST. Prevalence and Consequences of Sleep Disorders in Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of clinical sleep medicine: JCSM: official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.2007;3(4):349-356. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1978308/. Accessed May 28, 2014.

Web Resources
Clinicians

Clinical guidance, including recognition, management and clinical isolation guidance are generally covered by CDC: CDC Clinical Overview

Clinical management for Fleet medical personnel can be found in the NMCFHPC Fleet Mpox Medical Guidance

Clinical guidance for MTFs can be found in the DHA Mpox Guidance Update_5Sept2024

Currently, neither mpox testing nor treatment are readily available in a forward deployed operational setting. Units should identify suspected cases, isolate them, and move them for care at an MTF when operationally feasible.


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