Abstract Introduction Observational research demonstrates a strong association between nightmares, insomnia, and sleep apnea in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), supportive of the notion of a “complex sleep disturbance”. Relations between sleep disturbances and PTSD are often bi-directional and disturbed sleep affects non-sleep PTSD outcomes. We aimed to examine relationships...
Nightmares are a core feature of posttraumatic stress disorder, are poorly understood, and are associated with serious negative outcomes. Their biology has been difficult to study, and the feasibility of capturing them in the naturalistic home environment has been poor. This said, the published research and dominant scientific model has focused on nightmares as a manifestation of noradrenergic...