Nightmares are associated with psychopathology and impaired coping in the general population. However, little is known about this association in a psychiatric population. In this study, we investigate whether patients with diverse psychiatric disorders have increased symptomatology and different coping styles if they suffer from comorbid nightmare disorder. Participants were 498 patients with...
Nightmares can cause great suffering as they disturb sleep, affect daily functioning and overall well-being. They are associated with psychopathology like anxiety disorders, more specifically posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), psychosis, personality pathology, suicide risk, and substance abuse [1,2]. Two to five percent of the general adult population suffers from one or more nightmares a...