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A Sleep Primer for Military Psychologists

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Abstract

This chapter was designed to familiarize psychologists and other mental health professionals working in military settings with key issues and lines of research regarding the role of sleep in the US armed forces. The first section of the chapter provides an overview of sleep regulating physiology and processes, which features the two-process model, and then includes a discussion of the stages and assessment of sleep. The second section of the chapter discusses the clinical impact of sleep on physiological and mental health. The third section reviews applied research investigating the role of sleep in the performance of military duties in operational/field settings such as aviation, ground, and maritime warfare environments. The chapter concludes with a discussion of sleep health across research, clinical, and operational milieu.

The views expressed in this chapter are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Navy, Department of the Army, Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense, nor the US Government.

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  1. Naval Medical Center San Diego, 1062 Law ST. #1, San Diego, CA, 92109, USA

    Justin S. Campbell

  2. Warfighter Performance, Naval Health Research Center, 53690 Tomahawk Dr, BLDG 74, San Diego, CA, 92147, USA

    Rachel Markwald & Evan D. Chinoy

  3. Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, 3811 O’Hara Street, Clovis, NM, 15217, USA

    Anne Germain

  4. 26 Special Tactics Squadron, ACU, 133 Raider Loop, Clovis, NM, 88101, USA

    Emily Grieser

  5. Institution: Health and Wellness Directorate, Office of the Surgeon General, Defense Health, 7700 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church, VA, 22042, USA

    Ingrid Lim

  6. Institute for National Strategic Studies, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, Washington, DC, USA

    Stephen V. Bowles

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Campbell, J.S. et al. (2017). A Sleep Primer for Military Psychologists. In: Bowles, S., Bartone, P. (eds) Handbook of Military Psychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66192-6_15

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