To What Extent Do Sleep and Psychological Treatment of Lucid Dream Therapy Play an Effective Role in Mental Disorders?

Sleep and dreaming remain poorly understood despite over a century of research. This review describes the processes of REM and NREM sleep, notes that their functions and the function of dreams are controversial, and examines whether dreams can serve as therapy for mental disorders, specifically evaluating the effectiveness of lucid dreaming therapy (LDT) for patients with mental disorders.

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Abstract

Sleep is such a complex and dynamic process and dream that it still is a scientific enigma. Over more than a century of research has established a wide range of dream-relevant theories, whereas, no one has yet reached an accurate conclusion about the function and meaning of dreams. So, in this project, I desire to review the relationship between sleep and dream and illustrate what is the function of sleep and dream. Firstly, is to state the specific processes of sleep. Humans undergo REM (Rapid Eye Movement) and NREM (non-rapid-eye-movement) during sleep. Additionally, there are various functions of REM, NREM sleep, and dreams which remain controversial. The third ambition of this project is to discuss whether dreams can act as a kind of therapy for mental disorders. And evaluate the effectiveness of lucid dreaming therapy (LDT) in patients suffering from mental disorders.