Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 49-56 , January 2000

Sleep breathing and sleep movement disorders masquerading as insomnia in sexual-assault survivors

  • Barry Krakow

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Barry Krakow, M.D., UNM Sleep Research, 4775 Indian School Rd NE, Suite 305, Albuquerque, NM 87110.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA
    • Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
    • Laboratoire des rêves et des cauchemars, Hôpital Sacré-Coeur, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Az, USA
    • Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
    • Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, USA
    • George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA
    • ,
  • Anne Germain

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA
    • Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
    • Laboratoire des rêves et des cauchemars, Hôpital Sacré-Coeur, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Az, USA
    • Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
    • Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, USA
    • George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA
    • ,
  • Dan Tandberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA
    • Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
    • Laboratoire des rêves et des cauchemars, Hôpital Sacré-Coeur, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Az, USA
    • Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
    • Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, USA
    • George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA
    • ,
  • Mary Koss

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA
    • Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
    • Laboratoire des rêves et des cauchemars, Hôpital Sacré-Coeur, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Az, USA
    • Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
    • Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, USA
    • George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA
    • ,
  • Ron Schrader

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA
    • Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
    • Laboratoire des rêves et des cauchemars, Hôpital Sacré-Coeur, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Az, USA
    • Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
    • Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, USA
    • George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA
    • ,
  • Michael Hollifield

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA
    • Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
    • Laboratoire des rêves et des cauchemars, Hôpital Sacré-Coeur, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Az, USA
    • Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
    • Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, USA
    • George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA
    • ,
  • Diana Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA
    • Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
    • Laboratoire des rêves et des cauchemars, Hôpital Sacré-Coeur, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Az, USA
    • Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
    • Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, USA
    • George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA
    • ,
  • Tonya Edmond

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA
    • Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
    • Laboratoire des rêves et des cauchemars, Hôpital Sacré-Coeur, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Az, USA
    • Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
    • Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, USA
    • George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA

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☆ Supported by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (MH 53239) and the Research Allocation Committee of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine.

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Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 49-56 , January 2000

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