Evaluation of the distress and effects caused by nightmares: A study of the psychometric properties of the nightmare distress questionnaire and the nightmare effects survey

Sleep and Hypnosis

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-41

  Martínez, M Pilar ^a   Miró, Elena ^a   Arriaza, Raimundo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Distress; Effects; Frequency; NDQ; NES; Nightmares; Psychometric properties

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGHTMARE; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP PATTERN; SPAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 26444509859     PISSN: 13021192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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