Nightmares share genetic risk factors with sleep and psychiatric traits
Translational Psychiatry February 27, 2024 Hanna M. Ollila, Nasa Sinnott-Armstrong, Katri Kantojärvi et al. 18 citations
Nightmares are vivid, extended, and emotionally negative or negative dreams that awaken the dreamer. While sporadic nightmares and bad dreams are common and generally harmless, frequent nightmares often reflect underlying pathologies of emotional regulation. Indeed, insomnia, depression, anxiety, or alcohol use have been associated with nightmares in epidemiological and clinical studies....