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Van der Kolk, B. A. (2014). The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. Viking Press.​

Raskind, M. A., et al. (2007). A parallel group placebo controlled study of prazosin for trauma nightmares and sleep disturbance in combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. Biological Psychiatry, 61(8), 928–934.

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VA National Center for PTSD — Sleep Problems in Veterans —https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/related/sleep_problems.asp

Sleep Foundation — PTSD and Sleep — https://www.sleepfoundation.org/mental-health/ptsd-and-sleep

National Institute of Mental Health — PTSD Overview — https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd

BrainLine.org — PTSD and Sleep: A Double Whammy — https://www.brainline.org/article/ptsd-and-sleep-problems-double-whammy

American Academy of Sleep Medicine — Patient Resources — https://sleepeducation.org​

Veterans Crisis Line — Call or text 988, then press 1 — https://www.veteranscrisisline.net

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — Call or text 988 — https://988lifeline.org

Crisis Text Line — Text HOME to 741741 — https://www.crisistextline.org

SAMHSA National Helpline — 1-800-662-4357 — https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline​