Citation

Labarda CE, Chan CS. Psychiatry Res. 2018; 266: 284-290.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PRC. Electronic address: shaunlyn@hku.hk.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.psychres.2018.03.019

PMID

29609982

Abstract

Sleep disturbances and their relation with posttraumatic stress and general psychological distress were examined after the 2013 Super Typhoon Haiyan. Sleep disturbances were hypothesized to be associated with posttraumatic stress and general psychological distress in two samples of survivors across two time points (N = 361) in the Philippines. Sample 1 (n = 223) and Sample 2 (n = 138) were collected 18 months and 30 months after the storm, respectively.

RESULTS from structural regression modeling indicated that insomnia was associated with both posttraumatic stress and general psychological distress. Poor sleep quality was associated with posttraumatic stress but not with general psychological distress.

FINDINGS underscore the longer-term relationship between sleep disturbances and overall sleep quality to posttraumatic stress in the context of a natural disaster. Implications for public mental health interventions in disaster settings are discussed.

Copyright © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Disaster mental health; Insomnia; Mental health services; Public health; Sleep quality