Nightmares in borderline personality disorder - narrative review
CONCLUSION: Sleep disturbance and nightmares are common among individuals with BPD yet underrepresented in research. Nightmares have been linked with suicidality in other conditions (depression, PTSD) but only indirectly in BPD. More clinical studies are needed to explore the phenomenon further.PMID:37392443 (Source: Neuroendocrinology Letters)
Source: Neuroendocrinology Letters - July 1, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Kamila Belohradova Jan Prasko Jakub Vanek Marie Ociskova Samuel Genzor Jonas Bocek Source Type: research
Seeking help for nightmares: Associated personality factors
J Sleep Res. 2023 Jun 21:e13972. doi: 10.1111/jsr.13972. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTResearch indicated that patients suffering from nightmares are often undertreated. One reason for this gap is that nightmare sufferers themselves often have not sought professional help for their nightmares, and-if they did-it was not very helpful. The current study aimed at studying trait factors (personality, harm avoidance) in relation to the persons considering seeking professional help. In a population-sample of 1108 persons (712 women, 396 men) with a mean age of 50.55 ± 14.22 years, it was also found that only some of the persons...
Source: Journal of Sleep Research - June 22, 2023 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Michael Schredl Source Type: research
Seeking help for nightmares: Associated personality factors
J Sleep Res. 2023 Jun 21:e13972. doi: 10.1111/jsr.13972. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTResearch indicated that patients suffering from nightmares are often undertreated. One reason for this gap is that nightmare sufferers themselves often have not sought professional help for their nightmares, and-if they did-it was not very helpful. The current study aimed at studying trait factors (personality, harm avoidance) in relation to the persons considering seeking professional help. In a population-sample of 1108 persons (712 women, 396 men) with a mean age of 50.55 ± 14.22 years, it was also found that only some of the persons...
Source: Journal of Sleep Research - June 22, 2023 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Michael Schredl Source Type: research
COVID-19 on mind: Daily worry about the coronavirus is linked to negative affect experienced during mind-wandering and dreaming.
Emotion, Vol 24(1), Feb 2024, 177-195; doi:10.1037/emo0001255Despite a surge of studies on the effects of COVID-19 on our well-being, we know little about how the pandemic is reflected in people’s spontaneous thoughts and experiences, such as mind-wandering (or daydreaming) during wakefulness and dreaming during sleep. We investigated whether and how COVID-19-related general concern, anxiety, and daily worry are associated with the daily fluctuation of the affective quality of mind-wandering and dreaming, and to what extent these associations can be explained by poor sleep quality. We used ecological momentary assessment...
Source: Emotion - June 22, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Treatment of comorbid sleep disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder in U.S. active duty military personnel: A pilot randomized clinical trial
AbstractInsomnia and nightmares are common in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They are associated with worse psychological and physical health and worse PTSD treatment outcomes. In addition, they are resistant to PTSD treatments, which do not typically address sleep disorders. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia and nightmares (CBT-I&N) and cognitive processing therapy (CPT) for PTSD are first-line treatments, but limited evidence exists guiding the treatment of individuals with all three disorders. The current study randomized U.S. military personnel (N = 93) to one of three conditions: CBT-I&N d...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - June 16, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Daniel J. Taylor,
Kristi E. Pruiksma,
Jim Mintz,
Danica C. Slavish,
Sophie Wardle ‐Pinkston,
Jessica R. Dietch,
Katherine A. Dondanville,
Stacey Young‐McCaughan,
Karin L. Nicholson,
Brett T. Litz,
Terence M. Keane,
Alan L. Peterson,
Patric Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Longitudinal assessment of the sleep suicide link in Veterans: methods and study protocol
Sleep Adv. 2023 May 13;4(1):zpad025. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpad025. eCollection 2023.ABSTRACTAlthough sleep disruption has emerged as a theoretically consistent and empirically supported suicide risk factor, the mechanistic pathways underlying the sleep-suicide link are less understood. This paper describes the methodology of a study intended to examine longitudinal mechanisms driving the link between sleep and suicide in Veterans at elevated suicide risk. Participants will be 140 Veterans hospitalized for suicide attempt or ideation with plan and intent or those identified through the Suicide Prevention Coordinator (...
Source: Adv Data - June 12, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Jennifer M Primack McKenzie J Quinn Mary A Carskadon Caroline S Holman Sarra Nazem Madeline R Kelsey Erick J Fedorenko Sarah McGeary Leslie A Brick John E McGeary Source Type: research
Longitudinal assessment of the sleep suicide link in Veterans: methods and study protocol
Sleep Adv. 2023 May 13;4(1):zpad025. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpad025. eCollection 2023.ABSTRACTAlthough sleep disruption has emerged as a theoretically consistent and empirically supported suicide risk factor, the mechanistic pathways underlying the sleep-suicide link are less understood. This paper describes the methodology of a study intended to examine longitudinal mechanisms driving the link between sleep and suicide in Veterans at elevated suicide risk. Participants will be 140 Veterans hospitalized for suicide attempt or ideation with plan and intent or those identified through the Suicide Prevention Coordinator (...
Source: Adv Data - June 12, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Jennifer M Primack McKenzie J Quinn Mary A Carskadon Caroline S Holman Sarra Nazem Madeline R Kelsey Erick J Fedorenko Sarah McGeary Leslie A Brick John E McGeary Source Type: research
Case report: Evolution of catatonic mutism and psychotic symptoms in an adolescent with Down syndrome: transition from Down syndrome disintegrative disorder to anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis
During her first year of junior high school, a 12-year-old Japanese girl with Down syndrome experienced dizziness, gait disruption, paroxysmal weakness in her hands, and sluggish speaking. Regular blood tests and a brain MRI revealed no abnormalities, and she was tentatively diagnosed with adjustment disorder. Nine months later, the patient experienced a subacute sickness of chest pain, nausea, sleep problem with night terrors, and delusion of observation. Rapid deterioration then developed with simultaneous fever, akinetic mutism, loss of facial expression, and urine incontinence. These catatonic symptoms improved after a...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - June 9, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Prevalence and influencing factors of sleep disorders among preschool children in Urumqi city: a cross-sectional survey
ConclusionThe prevalence of sleep disorders in preschool children in Urumqi is lower than the average level reported in other studies. Many factors affect the prevalence of sleep disorders in preschool children, but it is necessary to focus on the ability to adapt to new environments, psychological problems, and the impact of family education on sleep disorders. Further studies on the prevention and treatment of sleep disorders are needed for different ethnicities. (Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics)
Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics - June 7, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
