Sonya B. Norman, PhD

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Sonya B. Norman, PhD, is affiliated with the VA San Diego Healthcare System, the Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California San Diego, and the National Center for PTSD. Her publications focus on veterans and military issues, particularly posttraumatic stress disorder, sleep disturbances, and suicide. She has contributed research on cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia combined with prolonged exposure, factors influencing remission of suicidal ideation during the COVID-19 pandemic among US military veterans, and predictors of treatment response for military PTSD. Her work has appeared in Psychiatrist.com from 2021 to 2025.

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia with Prolonged Exposure Compared to Sleep Hygiene and Prolonged Exposure
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia with Prolonged Exposure Compared to Sleep Hygiene and Prolonged Exposure

June 4, 2025

On average, participants had reductions in PTSD symptoms, with no differences between the treatment groups. CBT for insomnia with prolonged exposure produced greater reductions in insomnia symptoms and increases...
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Factors Associated With Remission of Suicidal Ideation in Veterans During COVID-19
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Factors Associated With Remission of Suicidal Ideation in Veterans During COVID-19

June 27, 2022

This study compared veterans with and without remission of suicidal ideation during the pandemic on pre- and peri-pandemic clinical and psychosocial characteristics.
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Original Research

Suicidal Behavior Among US Veterans

August 10, 2021

Veterans have higher suicide rates than civilians, but the prevalence and correlates of suicidal behaviors in veterans are largely unknown. This study estimated the prevalence of suicidal ideation, suicide...
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Original Research

Predictors of PTSD Treatment Response

June 15, 2021

Few studies have examined patient level factors that predict response to treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The present study analyzed multiple predictors of PTSD response to prolonged exposure,...
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