REM dream activity of insomnia sufferers: A systematic comparison with good sleepers

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue , 2016, Pages 147-154

  Pérusse, Alexandra D ^a,b   De Koninck, Joseph ^c   Pedneault Drolet, Maude ^a,b   Ellis, Jason G ^d   Bastien, Célyne H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DE L INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EN SANTÉ MENTALE DE QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuity hypothesis; Dream activity; Dream content; Dream recall frequency; Hyperarousal; In laboratory dream collection; Insomnia; REM sleep

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DREAM; DREAMING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; JOY; MALE; PLEASANT DREAM; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIMARY INSOMNIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP; SLEEP QUALITY; WAKEFULNESS; INSOMNIA; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AROUSAL; DREAMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SLEEP, REM;

EID: 84944097737     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: 18785506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2015.08.007     Document Type: Article

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