Aetiology and treatment of nightmare disorder: State of the art and future perspectives [PDF]
Journal of Sleep Research, 2019 AbstractThis consensus paper provides an overview of the state of the art in research on the aetiology and treatment of nightmare disorder and outlines further perspectives on these issues. It presents a definition of nightmares and nightmare disorder followed by epidemiological findings, and then explains existing models of nightmare aetiology in ...
Brigitte Holzinger +2 more
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Nightmare frequency and nightmare distress: Socio-demographic and personality factors [PDF]
Sleep Science, 2019 The diagnosis of a nightmare disorder is based on clinically significant distress caused by the nightmares, e.g., sleep or mood disturbances.
Michael Schred, Anja S. Goeritz
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DARC-NESS: a mastery-based cognitive-behavioral model for treating chronic nightmares in youth [PDF]
Frontiers in SleepTheories of chronic nightmare maintenance highlight dysfunctional beliefs about sleep and nightmares, distress and arousal, anticipatory anxiety, maladaptive sleep habits, and sleep deprivation as perpetuating factors that maintain nightmare disorder ...
Lisa DeMarni Cromer +3 more
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Clonidine Use for the Treatment of Nightmares in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder [PDF]
Case Reports in Psychiatry, 2022 Introduction. While clonidine is used clinically for the treatment of nightmares in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), few case reports demonstrating this indication exist, and there have been few studies investigating clonidine’s mechanism of action ...
Jill S. Bange, Kelly E. Melvin
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Nightmare and Abnormal Dreams: Rare Side Effects of Metformin? [PDF]
Case Reports in Endocrinology, 2018 Background. Metformin is widely known as an antidiabetic agent which has significant gastrointestinal side effects, but nightmares and abnormal dreams as its adverse reactions are not well reported. Case Presentation.
Theo Audi Yanto +3 more
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Individuals with Eating Disorder Symptoms Have an Increased Risk of Nightmares [PDF]
Bagcilar Medical Bulletin, 2018 Objective: This preliminary study was aimed to examine if individuals with eating disorder symptoms have a higher incidence of nightmares. Additionally, the possible influence of general psychological distress on the relationship between eating disorder ...
William E. Kelly, Qiujun Yu
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Nightmare Disorder and Isolated Sleep Paralysis. [PDF]
Neurotherapeutics, 2021 Nightmare disorder and recurrent isolated sleep paralysis are rapid eye movement (REM) parasomnias that cause significant distress to those who suffer from them. Nightmare disorder can cause insomnia due to fear of falling asleep through dread of nightmare occurrence.
Stefani A, Högl B.
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Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Nightmare disorder index in adolescents [PDF]
Stress and Health, 2023 Jessica R Dietch +2 more
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The Nightmare Disorder Index: development and initial validation in a sample of nurses. [PDF]
Sleep, 2021 Kristi E Pruiksma +2 more
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The autonomic activity of nightmare sufferers during sleep and emotion-evoking picture viewing
European Psychiatry, 2022 Introduction In nightmare disorder, dysfunctional emotion regulation goes along with poor subjective sleep quality, which is characterised by pathophysiological features such as abnormal arousal processes and sympathetic influences.
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