COL Brian Robertson (Walter Reed National Military Medical Center) and Dr. Julie Kinn discuss how sleep changes throughout childhood and what parents need to know to help their kids and teens develop healthy sleep habits.

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Music is Take Me Higher  by Jahzzar (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Tumbling_Dishes_Like_Old-Mans_Wishes/Take_Me_Higher_1626)

Ep 12 Childhood and Adolescent Sleep Tips

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Ep 14 Sleepwalking, Sexsomnia, Sleep Eating and other Parasomnias

Dr. Christina Armstrong and Dr. Julie Kinn interview Dr. Jason Owen, clinical psychologist at the National Center for PTSD in the Veterans Health Administration about the innovative new mobile and web resources from the VA to support veterans, service members and the public. 



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Resources discussed in this episode: 

National Center for PTSD at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
https://www.ptsd.va.gov/ 

VA apps
https://myvaapps.com  

PE Coach (to support Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD)
http://www.myvaapps.com/#/pexp/
https://mobile.va.gov/app/pe-coach 

CPT Coach (to support Cognitive Processing Therapy)
http://www.myvaapps.com/#/cpt/
https://mobile.va.gov/app/cpt-coach 

PTSD Coach 
http://www.myvaapps.com/#/ptsd/
https://mobile.va.gov/app/ptsd-coach 

For VA app-related questions, feedback, suggestions, or to report bugs: MobileMentalHealth@va.gov

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Next Generation Behavioral Health  is produced by the Defense Health Agency  (https://health.mil/).

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Music by BenSound (http://bensound.com).

Ep 14 VA mHealth Apps with Dr. Jason Owen

Dr. Jon Olin and Dr. Julie Kinn respond to a listener question about preparing for shift work, night work, and unusual schedules. 

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Music is Take Me Higher  by Jahzzar (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Tumbling_Dishes_Like_Old-Mans_Wishes/Take_Me_Higher_1626)

Ep 15 Shift Work, Night Work, and Odd Sleep Schedules

In this episode, Dr. Christina Armstrong and Dr. Julie Kinn talk about sleep problems and DoD and VA developed resources to support evidence-based treatment for sleep problems.

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Next Generation Behavioral Health is produced by the Defense Health Agency (https://health.mil).

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Music by BenSound (http://bensound.com).  

Resources discussed in this episode: 
CBT-i Coach mobile app
Free mobile health application developed by the VA to support Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
http://www.myvaapps.com/#/cbti/ 

Dream EZ mobile app
Free mobile health application developed by the DoD to support Imagery Rehearsal Therapy for Nightmares
https://health.mil/mhealth 

A Better Night’s Sleep podcast
Free podcast developed by the DoD on ways to improve your sleep habits from leading experts on insomnia and other sleep disorders, and proven treatments. 
https://health.mil/podcasts 

References for this episode:

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC.
   
Cozza, S. J., Benedek, D. M., Bradley, J. C., Grieger, T. A., Nam, T. S., Waldrep, D. A. (2004). Topics specific to the psychiatric treatment of military personnel. In: Schnurr, P. P., Cozza, S. J., editors. The Iraq War Clinician Guide, 2nd Edition. National Center for PTSD and Department of Defense.

Hoge, C. W., McGurk, D., Thomas, J. L., Cox, A.L., Engel CC, Castro CA. (2008). Mild traumatic brain injury in U.S. Soldiers returning from Iraq. N. Engl. J. Med. 358:453–463. [PubMed]

McLay, R. N., Klam, W. P., Volkert, S. L. (2010). Insomnia is the most commonly reported symptom and predicts other symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in U.S. service members returning from military deployments. Military Medicine, 175, 759-762. 

Mysliwiec, V.,  McGraw, L.,  Pierce, R.,  Smith, P.,  Trapp, B.,  Roth, B. J. (2013). Sleep disorders and associated medical comorbidities in active duty military personnel, Sleep, 36, 167-174.

Troxel, W. M., Hih, R. A., Pedersen, E., Geyer, L., Fisher, M. P., Griffin, B. A., Haas, A. C., Kurz, J. R., & Steinberg, P. S. (2015). Sleep in the Military: Promoting Healthy Sleep Among U.S. Service Members. RAND, ISBN: 978-0-8330-8851-2
https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR700/RR739/RAND_RR739.pdf

Ep 15 Sleep, Insomnia and Nightmares

Dr. Jon Olin and Dr. Julie Kinn answer listener questions on preventing nighttime awakenings and on age-related sleep issues. 


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Ep 16 Nighttime Awakening and Age-Related Issues

In this episode, Dr. Christina Armstrong and Dr. Julie Kinn talk about data that is collected in mobile health apps, how to protect that information, and how to discuss data security and privacy with patients.

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Learn more about Military Health Podcasts at health.mil/podcasts 

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Resources discussed in this episode: 
DoD Mobile Health Practice Guide, 4th Edition (Armstrong et al., 2018) 
https://health.mil/mhealthtraining 

While this guide provides basic information on protecting mobile devices and health information, the most up-to-date guidance, including videos and downloadable materials are available online at:

HealthIT.gov Mobile Device Privacy and Security:
https://www.healthit.gov/mobiledevices 

The “How Can You Protect and Secure Health Information When Using a Mobile Device?” web page created by HealthIT.gov is a security and privacy reference for patients and providers about protecting health data on mobile devices, and is available online at:
https://www.healthit.gov/providers-professionals/how-can-you-protect-and-secure-health-information-when-using-mobile-device  

Other security and privacy resources include:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:
www.hhs.gov (Search “mobile devices.”)

VA Mobile Health Provider Program:
http://mobile.va.gov/providers/training 

Overview of Federal Role in Mobile Health: https://www.healthit.gov/policy-researchers-implementers/overview-federal-role-mobile-health 

Mobile Devices Roundtable – Safeguarding Health Information:
https://www.healthit.gov/policy-researchers-implementers/mobile-devices-roundtable-safeguarding-health-information      

Music by BenSound (http://bensound.com).

Ep 16 Data Security

COL Brian Robertson and Dr. Julie Kinn answer listener questions about sleep apnea and using CPAP machines.  Learn about "breath juice" issues, your rights when traveling with CPAP, whether to invest in a small travel machine, and COL Robertson's thoughts on surgery.

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A Better Night’s Sleep  is produced by the Defense Health Agency  (https://health.mil/).

Music is Take Me Higher  by Jahzzar (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Tumbling_Dishes_Like_Old-Mans_Wishes/Take_Me_Higher_1626)

Ep 17 More on Apneas: CPAP Fit, Travel, Surgery

Learn about sleep related problems and how to get better sleep. Produced by the Defense Health Agency.

Ep 12 Childhood and Adolescent Sleep Tips

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