Frequency and content of dreams associated with trauma

Sleep Medicine Clinics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 249-260

  Duval, Mylne ^a   Zadra, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dream content; Dream frequency; Dreaming; Nightmares; Posttraumatic dreams; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL DREAMING; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DREAM; EMOTION; EXCESSIVE DREAMING; INJURY; NATURAL DISASTER; NIGHTMARE; PERSONALITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 77956625522     PISSN: 1556407X     EISSN: 15564088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2010.01.003     Document Type: Review

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