Presented by Linda Chou, MD, from UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and the US Department of Veteran Affairs.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a significant public health concern, poses challenges in legal contexts where trauma is a key focus. Accurate diagnosis is complex for forensic psychiatrists, relying on self-reported symptoms prone to withholding or fabrication.
Sleep disturbances, affecting around 90% of PTSD individuals, emerge as a measurable indicator for a more accurate diagnostic tool in distinguishing genuine versus feigned PTSD. This review explores current sleep literature and proposes a comprehensive assessment of sleep biomarkers, including the use of wearable devices, for objective data.
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