Prevalence of Nightmare Disorder in Psychiatric Outpatients
Marijke L. Swart, Annette van Schagen, Jaap Lancee, Jan Van den Bout
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics 2013 DOI: 10.1159/000343590 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Peer reviewed |
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| Topics | Dreaming |
| Citations | 98 |
| Key points | Nightmares are associated with psychopathology such as PTSD, psychosis, personality pathology, suicide risk, and substance abuse. About 2 to 5 percent of adults experience weekly nightmares, while a study of psychiatric patients with more severe psychopathology reported a 39.8 percent prevalence of bad dreams disturbing sleep, though that study did not specify the psychopathology or how bad dreams were measured. |
Abstract
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 week [3,4]. One study of psychiatric patients with more severe psychopathology showed a prevalence rate of 39.8% of ‘bad dreams that disturbed sleep' [5]. However, this study did not specify the psychopathology nor describe how the bad dreams where measured.
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