The relationship between PTSD, hypervigilance and disordered sleep

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dc.contributor.advisorSolms, Marken_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVan Wyk, Marizaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-15T10:29:40Z
dc.date.available2015-09-15T10:29:40Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.description.abstractDisordered sleep in PTSD constitutes a major component of the presenting symptomatology. However, the literature on PTSD and sleep is characterized by discrepancies across studies, especially due to the fact that some use objective and some use subjective measures of sleep quality. As a result, disordered sleep and its underlying mechanism have been ambiguously characterized in PTSD. Our research focused on the link between PTSD and disordered sleep, using both objective and subjective measures of sleep quality. Specifically, we investigated hypervigilance (one of the three symptom clusters in the PTSD diagnosis) as an underlying mechanism of this link. We also investigated whether hypervigilance affects dream content and themes in individuals with PTSD.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationVan Wyk, M. (2013). <i>The relationship between PTSD, hypervigilance and disordered sleep</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13992en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationVan Wyk, Mariza. <i>"The relationship between PTSD, hypervigilance and disordered sleep."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13992en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan Wyk, M. 2013. The relationship between PTSD, hypervigilance and disordered sleep. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Van Wyk, Mariza AB - Disordered sleep in PTSD constitutes a major component of the presenting symptomatology. However, the literature on PTSD and sleep is characterized by discrepancies across studies, especially due to the fact that some use objective and some use subjective measures of sleep quality. As a result, disordered sleep and its underlying mechanism have been ambiguously characterized in PTSD. Our research focused on the link between PTSD and disordered sleep, using both objective and subjective measures of sleep quality. Specifically, we investigated hypervigilance (one of the three symptom clusters in the PTSD diagnosis) as an underlying mechanism of this link. We also investigated whether hypervigilance affects dream content and themes in individuals with PTSD. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - The relationship between PTSD, hypervigilance and disordered sleep TI - The relationship between PTSD, hypervigilance and disordered sleep UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13992 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/13992
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationVan Wyk M. The relationship between PTSD, hypervigilance and disordered sleep. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13992en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPsychological Researchen_ZA
dc.titleThe relationship between PTSD, hypervigilance and disordered sleepen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMAen_ZA
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