ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2020
Nightmares in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, and Psychotic Disorders: A Systematic Review.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- Parasomnias and sleep-related movement disorders induced by drugs in the adult population: a review about iatrogenic medication effects.Journal of sleep research · 2025Pooled it
- Bad dream, nightmares and psychopathology: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
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- Investigation of the "Not Better Explained" Diagnosis Criteria in Sleep Disorder Classifications: A Systematic Content Analysis and Critical Review.Journal of sleep research · 2026Review
- Polysomnographic Sleep in Idiopathic Nightmares: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nature and science of sleep · 2026Article
- Sleep Disturbances Among Adult Patients with Mood Disorders: A Saudi Cross-Sectional Study.Nature and science of sleep · 2026Article
- A large-scale study of chronic sleep disorders in psychiatric inpatients: Prevalence, hospitalization burden, restraint use, and comorbidities.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2025Article
- Sleep disturbances linked to plasma orexin A levels in patients with bipolar disorder: A preliminary study.Comprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology · 2025Article
- Spanish Translation and Psychometric Evidence of the Nightmare Disorder Index (NDI) in Adults from the General Population.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
- The association between dream activity and alexithymia during pregnancy: A cross-sectional study in a sample of pregnant women.Journal of sleep research · 2025Article
- Nightmares Fluctuate Across the Menstrual Cycle and May be More Pronounced in Women With Premenstrual Syndrome.Brain and behavior · 2025Article
- Sleep deficiencies and suicidal ideation across the psychosis continuum.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- The sleep-circadian interface: A window into mental disorders.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Review
- Dreaming in Bipolar Disorders - Feasibility of the Central Image Method: A Prospective Controlled Trial.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Nightmare Distress as a Risk Factor for Suicide Among Adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder.Nature and science of sleep · 2022Article
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- Imagery Rehearsal Therapy (IRT) is associated with reduced nightmare severity and depressive, anxiety and suicidal symptoms in adults with Major Depressive Episode.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHPArticle
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Abstract
Chronic nightmares are very common in psychiatric disorders, affecting up to 70% of patients with personality or post-traumatic stress disorders. In other psychiatric disorders, the relationships with nightmares are poorly known. This review aimed to clarify the relationship between nightmares and both mood and psychotic disorders. We performed a systematic literature search using the PubMed, Cochrane Library and PsycINFO databases until December 2019, to identify studies of patients suffering from either a mood disorder or a psychotic disorder associated with nightmares. From the 1145 articles screened, 24 were retained, including 9 studies with patients with mood disorders, 11 studies with patients with psychotic disorders and 4 studies with either psychotic or mood disorders. Nightmares were more frequent in individuals with mood or psychotic disorders than in healthy controls (more than two-fold). Patients with frequent nightmares had higher suicidality scores and had more frequently a history of suicide attempt. The distress associated with nightmares, rather than the frequency of nightmares, was associated with the severity of the psychiatric disorder. Further studies assessing whether nightmare treatment not only improves patient-sleep perception but also improves underlying psychiatric diseases are needed. In conclusion, nightmares are overrepresented in mood and psychotic disorders, with the frequency associated with suicidal behaviors and the distress associated with the psychiatric disorder severity. These findings emphasize major clinical and therapeutic implications.
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