Dreams of the deceased: A scoping and mixed-methods systematic review.
Sleep Medicine April 1, 2026 Zulkayda Mamat, Rumia B Owaisi, Sarif Alrai et al.
This systematic scoping review (ScR) and mixed-methods systematic review (MMSR) investigates dreams of the deceased (DoD), i.e., experiences where individuals dream of deceased loved ones. We examined prevalence, characteristics of dreamers and the deceased, functions of these dreams, and cultural interpretations. A comprehensive search across five academic databases resulted in 4030 reports...