Associations between sleep variables and ostensibly paranormal experiences and paranormal beliefs: A scoping review
Br J Psychol. 2023 Apr 18. doi: 10.1111/bjop.12655. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTNight-time is a period of great significance for many people who report paranormal experiences. However, there is limited understanding of the associations between sleep variables and seemingly paranormal experiences and/or beliefs. The aim of this review is to improve our understanding of these associations while unifying a currently fragmented literature-base into a structured, practical review. In this pre-registered scoping review, we searched for relevant studies in MEDLINE (PubMed), PsycINFO (EBSCO), Web of Science and EMBASE using term...
Source: British Journal of Psychology - April 18, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Betul Rauf Rotem Perach Juan J Madrid-Valero Dan Denis Brian A Sharpless Hope Farron Christopher C French Alice M Gregory Source Type: research
Associations between sleep variables and ostensibly paranormal experiences and paranormal beliefs: A scoping review
Br J Psychol. 2023 Apr 18. doi: 10.1111/bjop.12655. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTNight-time is a period of great significance for many people who report paranormal experiences. However, there is limited understanding of the associations between sleep variables and seemingly paranormal experiences and/or beliefs. The aim of this review is to improve our understanding of these associations while unifying a currently fragmented literature-base into a structured, practical review. In this pre-registered scoping review, we searched for relevant studies in MEDLINE (PubMed), PsycINFO (EBSCO), Web of Science and EMBASE using term...
Source: British Journal of Psychology - April 18, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Betul Rauf Rotem Perach Juan J Madrid-Valero Dan Denis Brian A Sharpless Hope Farron Christopher C French Alice M Gregory Source Type: research
Occurrence of Terrifying Nightmares after Few Days of Mirtazapine Use in Elderly Patients
Discussion. This peculiar side effect is still scarcely documented, and the literature on this topic remains conflicting; however, considering that the cases were collected in a short range of time, the exacerbation of nightmares caused by mirtazapine may be more frequent than previously believed. Furthermore, some common features shared by all the cases reported have been highlighted such as the onset of the nightmares being chronologically associated with the initiation of the therapy with mirtazapine, the disappearance with the interruption, the similar age range of all, and the occurrence of the episodes described duri...
Source: Case Reports in Psychiatry - April 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Liliana Dell'Osso Primo Lorenzi Benedetta Nardi Barbara Carpita Francesca Benedetti Ivan Mirko Cremone Source Type: research
