Measurement of Nightmare Experience, and its Application in Research and Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders
Journal of Psychiatry 2017 Wei Wang, Jiawei Wang
Nightmares are typically extended, elaborate dream narratives, and usually occur during rapid eye movement period of sleep.Nightmare experience is accompanied by the disturbed affect culminating in arousal, which usually involves an individual's efforts to avoid threats to survival, security, or physical integrity, but often results in awakening with rapid orientation and alertness...