Emotional content of dreams in obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome patients and sleepy snorers attending a sleep-disordered breathing clinic

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-74

  Fisher, Samantha ^a   Lewis, Keir E ^b,c   Bartle, Iona ^c   Ghosal, Robin ^b,c   Davies, Lois ^c   Blagrove, Mark ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c PRINCE PHILIP HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dreams; Nightmares; Obstructive sleep apnea; Snorers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DREAM; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NIGHTMARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SNORING;

EID: 79958020130     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.28043     Document Type: Article

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