Veteran Training

The Path to Better Sleep program was developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Mental Health Services. Original content was created by:

We gratefully acknowledge our Partner Organizations for their generous contributions to the development of this program:

• Carolyn J. Greene, Ph.D., VA Mental Health Services, Web Services.
• Christi S. Ulmer, Ph.D., DBSM,Durham VA Healthcare System and Duke University Medical Center.
• Leah Farrell-Carnahan, Ph.D., Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center and Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center.
• Margaret-Anne Mackintosh, Ph.D., VA National Center for PTSD, Pacific Islands Division.
• The VA Puget Sound, Sleep Medicine

The creators of this course greatly appreciate the generous contributions of the Veteran Mentors; Robert Adair, Frank Campbell, David Hawley, Laquita Holloway, Matthew Jensen, Dennis Keeffe, Larry Kozlowski, Ray Manzano, Jim O'Neil, Katie Weber, and Steve Wiegert, who graciously shared their own stories to help others. We thank Dr. Alexander Threlfall and the staff at the VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Santa Rosa, California for their support in filming the Veteran Mentor videos.

This course is partially based on:

Department of Veteran Affairs. (2018). Improve your sleep: A self-guided approach for veterans with insomnia.

Recommended Citation for Improve your Sleep: A Self-Guided Approach for Veterans with Insomnia:

Ulmer CS, Farrell-Carnahan L, Hughes JM, Manber R, Leggett MK, Tatum J, and the Mid-Atlantic (VISN 6) Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC). (2018). Improve your Sleep: A Self-Guided Approach for Veterans with Insomnia (Self-Help Workbook).

PROMIS sleep assessment measure used by permission of [healthmeasures.net] HealthMeasures, Department of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University. Permission granted August 7, 2020.

Recommended Citation for the PROMIS assessment:

Buysse, D. J., Moul, D. E., Germain, A., Yu, L., Stover, A. M., Dodds, N. E., Johnston, K. L., Shablesky‐Cade, M. A., & Pilkonis, P. A. (2010). Development and validation of patient‐ reported outcome measures for sleep disturbance and sleep‐ related impairments. Sleep, 33(6), 781‐92.