Nightmare experience and family relationships in healthy volunteers and nightmare disorder patients.
BMC Psychiatry October 11, 2019 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-019-2299-9 (opens in new tab) via PubMed Central
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractPeople with nightmare disorder report more frequent and intense nightmares and poorer family relationships compared to healthy volunteers. The findings suggest a link between nightmare frequency and the quality of family interactions, with nightmare disorder patients experiencing greater relational difficulties.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Observational study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Healthy volunteers and nightmare disorder patients |
| Key finding | Nightmare disorder patients have more frequent and intense nightmares and poorer family relationships than healthy volunteers. |
Abstract
Nightmare experience and family relationships in healthy volunteers and nightmare disorder patients.