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European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
Published in: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience 1/2017

01-02-2017 | Short Communication

Nightmare frequency in adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Authors: Michael Schredl, J. Malte Bumb, Barbara Alm, Esther Sobanski

Published in: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

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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Metadata
Title
Nightmare frequency in adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Authors
Michael Schredl
J. Malte Bumb
Barbara Alm
Esther Sobanski
Publication date
01-02-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 0940-1334
Electronic ISSN: 1433-8491
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-016-0686-5

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