Background: Nightmare disorder (NDO) is a clinically under-recognized sleep disorder within the military population. We have previously reported that 31.2% of patients referred to our sleep disorders center incidentally had probable NDO, yet only 3.9% were specifically referred for NDO. Under-recognition and therefore under-treatment of NDO negatively impacts patients' health and military...
Nightmare disorder (NDO) is a significant but often under-recognized condition, especially within the military population. We previously reported that 31.2% of patients referred to our military sleep disorders center have NDO, yet only 3.9% were referred for NDO. Despite the general population’s NDO prevalence (2-8%), our center had no referrals for NDO from June 1 to August 31, 2024. This...