Sleep Disturbance Implications for Modern Military Operations

Sleep Disturbance Implications for Modern Military Operations

As is evident from current military operations that are happening around the globe (e.g., Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea), today’s military is being called on in numerous new and innovative ways (e.g., Foster & Lindsay, 2011). One of the primary forces behind this change is the pervasiveness of enhanced information systems. In fact, the concept of networked warfare is the basis of operations and doct...

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Implications for Military Operations

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Current US military operations and implications for military surgical training.

BACKGROUND Since 2001, US military surgeons have deployed frequently, with many surgeons deploying within 1 year of graduating residency. The purpose of this study was to evaluate readiness of recent graduates to manage combat-related injuries and to make recommendations for improvements in training military surgeons. STUDY DESIGN We reviewed casualties treated at the 31st Combat Support Hosp...

Sleep Disturbance in Travelers

Sleep disturbance in bipolar disorder: therapeutic implications.

In this review, the authors detail our current understanding of the crucial role that sleep and its disturbances play in bipolar disorder. Multiple lines of evidence suggest that impaired sleep can induce and predict manic episodes. Similarly, treatment of sleep disturbance may serve as both a target of treatment and a measure of response in mania. The depressive phase of bipolar illness is mar...