Nightmares and insomnia are frequent in patients with functional neurological disorders.
Journal of Psychosomatic Research July 26, 2025 C. Schede, S. Popkirov, A. Hartmann et al.
BACKGROUND Functional neurological disorder (FND) is often associated with trauma and dissociation. There is insufficient data on sleep disturbances and nightmare frequency. METHODS Patients with FND (n = 87) were compared with psychosomatic patients (PSM; mainly with affective and somatoform disorders; n = 97) and post-stroke patients (STR; n = 92). Questions focused on subjective sleep...