The relationship between disturbed dreaming and somatic distress: A prospective investigation

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 197, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 606-612

  Levin, Ross ^a   Lantz, Emily ^b   Fireman, Gary ^c   Spendlove, Stuart ^d  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbed dreaming; Nightmares; Somatic distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DREAMING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGHTMARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOMATIZATION; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DREAM; MENTAL STRESS; PERSONALITY TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; STATISTICS;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; DREAMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 68949122859     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181b0bd65     Document Type: Article

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