Characteristics and contents of dreams

International Review of Neurobiology

Volumn 92, Issue C, 2010, Pages 135-154

  Schredl, Michael ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Continuity hypothesis; Dream content; Dream content analysis; Dream recall; Mental disorders; Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; BOOK; CREATIVITY; DEPRESSION; DIVORCE; DREAMING; EMOTION; HEARING; HUMAN; IMAGERY REHEARSAL THERAPY; INSOMNIA; NIGHTMARE; NONREM SLEEP; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REM SLEEP; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; VISION;

EID: 77957023962     PISSN: 00747742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0074-7742(10)92007-2     Document Type: Chapter

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