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Nightmare Disorder

Known as: PARONIRIA, dream anxiety disorders, dream anxiety disorder 
A sleep disorder characterized by the repeated occurrence of frightening dreams which precipitate awakenings from sleep; on awakening, the individual… 
National Institutes of Health

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DyssomniasMental disordersParasomniaSleep Disorders
NightmaresSomnambulismviolent dreams

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2014
2014
Electroencephalographic and autonomic alterations in subjects with frequent nightmares during pre-and post-REM periods
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Prevalence of Nightmare Disorder in Psychiatric Outpatients
DSM-IV-TR classification; the classification with the most severe symptoms was designated as the ‘primary diagnosis’. None of the… 
2012
2012
Impaired executive functions in subjects with frequent nightmares as reflected by performance in different neuropsychological tasks
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Nightmare disorder, dream anxiety, and subjective sleep quality in patients with borderline personality disorder
Aims:  The aims of the present study were to examine the rate of nightmare disorder (ND) and to determine the levels of dream… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Chapter 77 – Nightmares and Other Common Dream Disturbances
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Clinical importance of nightmare disorder in patients with dissociative disorders
Abstract  In the present study the prevalence of nightmare disorder (ND) was examined in patients with dissociative disorders (DD… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Cyproheptadine for combat nightmares in post-traumatic stress disorder and dream anxiety disorder.
Pharmacologic treatment of patients with post-traumatic stress disorder often involves antidepressant drugs. Combat nightmares… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Nightmares in crisis: clinical applications of lucid dreaming techniques.
A patient in crisis was offered treatment with a major focus on alleviating nightmares using lucid dreaming (dreaming while… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Who has nightmares? The personality of the lifelong nightmare sufferer.
Twelve lifelong nightmare sufferers, 12 vivid dreamers who had no nightmares, and 12 persons who had neither nightmares nor vivid… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF NIGHTMARE SUFFERERS
The relationship between the self-reports of the occurrence of nightmare dreams and a number of personality characteristics was… 
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