Nightmares and oxygen desaturations: Is sleep apnea related to heightened nightmare frequency?

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 203-209

  Schredl, Michael ^a   Schmitt, Judith ^b   Hein, Gerhard ^c   Schmoll, Tina ^d   Eller, Sabine ^e   Haaf, Janina ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b St Hedwig Klinik GmbH   (Germany)

^c Universitätsklinik für HNO Heilkunde   (Germany)

^d Pfalzklinikum ^*  (Germany)

^e Klinik Schillerhohe   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dream content; Dream recall frequency; Nightmares; Oxygen desaturation; Psychiatric comorbidity; Psychotropic medication; Sleep apnea syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; OXYGEN; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DREAM; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NIGHTMARE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REM SLEEP; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STRESS;

ADULT; AGED; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; DREAMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NOCTURNAL MYOCLONUS SYNDROME; OXYGEN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP, REM; STATISTICS;

EID: 33751092009     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: 15221709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-006-0076-8     Document Type: Article

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