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To date, research on social support as a factor affecting the relationship between infant sleep and postnatal depression (PND) has not been widely examined. This study aimed to determine the extent to which social support affects this relationship. The sample consisted of 108 caregivers of children between 6-18 months of age. Participants completed an online survey comprised of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, The Social Provisions Scale and The Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire. Results indicated that parents of children who were sleep disturbed had higher levels of PND and less social support. Correlations between PND and nocturnal sleep (<italic>r</italic> = -0.231, <italic>p</italic> =0.016) and nocturnal wakefulness (<italic>r</italic> = -0.228, <italic>p</italic> = 0.018) were significant. Social support was also significantly correlated with nocturnal sleep (<italic>r</italic> = 0.329, <italic>p</italic> = 0.001) and nocturnal wakefulness (<italic>r</italic> = 0.199, <italic>p</italic> = 0.039). A significant negative relationship between social support and PND was found (<italic>r</italic> = -0.539, <italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.001). No moderating effect of social support on the relationship between child sleep disturbance and PND was found for either nocturnal sleep duration (<italic>b</italic> = -0.014, 95% CI [-0.099, 0.071], <italic>t</italic> = -0.33, <italic>p</italic> = 0.745) or nocturnal wakefulness (<italic>b</italic> = 0.065, 95% CI [-0.267, 0.396], <italic>t</italic> = 0.39, <italic>p</italic> = 0.700). Overall, the results suggest that social support may have an impact on parental PND and child sleep disturbance. Although a significant moderating effect of social support was not found, the significant correlations support the need for further research in this area.
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The Effects of Social Support on the Relationship between Infant Sleep and Postnatal Depression

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Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) comorbidity is becoming a rising issue within the military veteran community, highlighted by research indicating individuals diagnosed with PTSD are more likely to have a drinking problem (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_jdrssesw.v2i1.1337_ref_001">1</xref>). The implementation of meditation as an alternative form of stress release was aimed at reducing PTSD symptomology and therefore reducing factors that lead to drinking. One male veteran (28y of age) was recruited to complete a two-week intervention.
The participant completed a behavioural diary noting alcohol consumption and mood. Following a one-week baseline period, an interview was undertaken to determine reasons for alcohol consumption and potential reasons and motivations for the cessation of drinking. A meditation and mantra intervention was implemented for one week. Meditation was able to decrease alcohol consumption by reducing PTSD symptomology (baseline consumption M=6.26; SD=4.38 standard drinks per day vs M=3.53; SD=3.44) standard drinks per day during the intervention), however, day-to-day variability was evident. These results indicate that meditation as an alternative to drinking alcohol can be implemented as a successful form of treatment for PTSD symptomology in the short term. However, these findings are specific to this case study and need to be reproduced in larger samples and over a longer period of time to determine if they can be applied to the general population.
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A Case Study of Meditation to Reduce Alcohol Use Disorder Symptomology in Veteran PTSD Comorbidity

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