title: Recent Advances in the Study of Sleep in the Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
abstract: Sleep disturbance is frequently associated with generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder. This article reviews recent advances in understanding the mechanisms of the sleep disturbances in these disorders and discusses the implications for developing improved treatments.
authors.affiliation: Behavioral Health, Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: elaine.boland@va.gov.
authors.forename: Elaine M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Boland
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D021081:Chronobiology Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D020187:REM Sleep Behavior Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology
keywords: Anxiety; Circadian rhythms; Generalized anxiety disorder; Obsessive-compulsive disorder; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Sleep