Nightmare frequency in adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Nightmare frequency in adult ADHD patients has not yet been studied systematically. In a sample of 65 patients, it could be shown that nightmare frequency was elevated in ADHD patients compared to a sample representative for Germany. Frequent nightmares (once a week or more often) were reported by 4...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience
Year: 2016, Volume: 267, Issue: 1, Pages: 89-92 |
| ISSN: | 1433-8491 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00406-016-0686-5 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00406-016-0686-5 Verlag, Volltext: https://link-springer-com.ezproxy.medma.uni-heidelberg.de/article/10.1007/s00406-016-0686-5 
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| Author Notes: | Michael Schredl, J. Malte Bumb, Barbara Alm, Esther Sobanski |
| Summary: | Nightmare frequency in adult ADHD patients has not yet been studied systematically. In a sample of 65 patients, it could be shown that nightmare frequency was elevated in ADHD patients compared to a sample representative for Germany. Frequent nightmares (once a week or more often) were reported by 4.62 % of the patients and 1.77 % of the controls. This increase was neither explained by the increased dream recall in general nor by the presence of a comorbid mental disorder. Questions about nightmares should be included in the diagnostic procedures for ADHD patients, and it should be tested whether well-established nightmare treatment strategies like imagery rehearsal treatment might be beneficial to those patients with nightmares. |
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| Item Description: | Published online: 14 March 2016 Gesehen am 10.04.2018 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1433-8491 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00406-016-0686-5 |