Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology
October 1, 2026
Xin Yang, Shuping Fang, Kejia Hu et al.
Background: Psychedelics, including classic psychedelics, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), and ketamine, are increasingly investigated for psychiatric disorders, but their effects on sleep remain unclear. Objectives: To systematically evaluate the effects of these interventions on subjective and objective sleep outcomes and summarize sleep-related adverse events. Design: A systematic...
Nature and Science of Sleep
September 1, 2026
Jiaxue Huang, Meiou Wang, Wenxin Bao et al.
Objectives: This study conducted a systematic evaluation of polysomnographic differences between individuals with nightmares and healthy controls. Methods: Electronic searches of All EBM databases, EMBASE, Web of Science, and MEDLINE identified 14 eligible case-control studies; seven studies involving 112 individuals with nightmares and 112 controls were included in meta-analysis. Results: The...
The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
May 24, 2023
Yuru Nie, Ye Zhang, Rong Ren et al.
1 citation
Trauma-related nightmares (TRN) are a reexperiencing of previous traumas that happened in real life or a dream sequence initially triggered by trauma that leads to recurrent emotional dreaming about the trauma. TRN, one of the most common symptoms in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), are disturbing mental experiences that generally occur during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and often...
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
June 2, 2009
Yi-Yuan Tang, Yinghua Ma, Yaxin Fan et al.
Five days of integrative body-mind training (IBMT) improves attention and self-regulation in comparison with the same amount of relaxation training. This paper explores the underlying mechanisms of this finding. We measured the physiological and brain changes at rest before, during, and after 5 days of IBMT and relaxation training. During and after training, the IBMT group showed significantly...