Measurement of Nightmare Experience, and its Application in Research and Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders
Wei Wang, Jiawei Wang
Journal of Psychiatry 2017 DOI: 10.4172/2378-5756.1000e111 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Peer reviewed |
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| Topics | Dreaming |
| Key points | Nightmares are extended, elaborate dream narratives during REM sleep that cause disturbed affect, arousal, and can lead to distress and impairment. |
Abstract
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 [1].Nightmare experience might also leave the individual negative emotions and cause obvious distress, emotional deregulation, or impairment in social, occupational, or other functions [2].
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