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ArticleJournal of clinical psychology in medical settings2019

An Assessment of Medical Practitioners' Knowledge of, Experience with, and Treatment Attitudes Towards Sleep Disorders and Nightmares.

Westley A Youngren, Katherine E Miller, Joanne L Davis

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Article in Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Bringing cognitive behavioral therapy for nightmares to patients with trauma: increasing access and feasibility via primary and acute care.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Westley A YoungrenDepartment of Psychology, The University of Kansas, 1915 Tennessee St, Lawrence, KS, 66046, USA. way946@ku.edu.
Katherine E MillerDissemination and Training Division, VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, National Center for PTSD, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Joanne L DavisThe University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, USA.
National Center for PTSD · USUniversity of Kansas · USUniversity of Tulsa · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sleep disorders are frequently under assessed and not well understood by medical practitioners. This study investigated medical practitioners' knowledge of, experience with, and treatment considerations for sleep disorders, with a particular emphasis on nightmares. Eighty-eight individuals practicing medicine in the United States completed a survey eliciting information in three domains: (a) professional experience with nightmares, (b) knowledge of nightmares, and (c) attitudes about treatment of sleep disturbances. Seventy percent of participants reported a lack of professional experience with nightmares, 78% endorsed inaccurate definitions of a nightmares, and 82% considered sleep disorders to be a secondary problem, with 75% considering nightmares a secondary problem. Seventy-two percent of participants reported they would be likely to consider psychological treatment for nightmares. Results suggest that medical practitioners may not be receiving updated and/or adequate education about sleep disorders, including nightmares. This lack of information may contribute to sleep disorders being under assessed and untreated.

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Attitude of Health PersonnelDreamsAdultClinical CompetenceFemaleHealth PersonnelHumansMaleSleep Wake DisordersUnited StatesNightmaresPractitoner knowledgePractitoner treatmentPreferencesSleep disorders

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PMID30043244
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