Bad dreams, bedtime anxiety, and trait anxiety in school-aged children

Schredl, Michael

doi:10.1007/s11818-020-00268-3

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“…Studies on nightmares and nightmare treatment in children are currently limited, especially younger children, with prevalence rates estimated to be similar to adults (approximately 5%) [ 11 ]. Nightmares in children are associated with a wide range of sleep related, emotional, developmental, and behavioral problems [ 12 ].…”

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Psychosocial treatments for nightmares in adults and children: a systematic review

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Background As nightmares may be a risk factor for, or symptom of, multiple psychological disorders, some researchers suggest that nightmares should be screened, diagnosed, and treated. Treatments for nightmares include trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Image Rehearsal Therapy, and pharmacological interventions such as prazosin and nitrazepam. As recent research has put into question our current understanding of treatment efficacy, there is a need to systematically review findings related to the effectiveness of nightmare treatments to inform best practice. The current review assessed the efficacy of psychosocial treatments of nightmare in all cohorts. Methods A systematic search of four databases for peer reviewed journal articles from 2000 onwards produced 69 (35 RCTs, 34 non-RCTs) eligible articles that underwent narrative synthesis. Results The results provide strong evidence for exposure and image rehearsal treatments for the reduction of nightmare frequency, severity, and distress, in civilian, military, idiopathic, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) cohorts. There is emerging evidence that self-guided and brief treatment modalities offer efficient and effective treatment options. There is an urgent need for clinical trials of treatment effectiveness in children. Conclusions The results suggest that treatments for nightmares are most effective when they facilitate a sense of control or mastery by directly targeting the nightmare content and/or the client’s emotional responses to the nightmare content. Trial registration A review protocol was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42020204861).

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Psychosocial treatments for nightmares in adults and children: a systematic review

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“…They found a significant positive correlation between trait anxiety and the extent of dream reports, indicating that individuals with higher trait anxiety tend to recall more details about their dreams. Schredl (2020) explored the relationship between nightmares and trait anxiety in school-aged children and found that both factors independently contributed to bedtime anxiety due to nightmares.…”

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Relationship between trait anxiety and emotions in dreams, evaluated in older adults.

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2023

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The relationship between the level of anxiety and emotions in dreams is a subject that has been fairly studied, particularly in young adults. However, there exists a limited body of research on this subject among older adults. This study examines the relationship between trait anxiety levels, emotions in dreams, dream recall frequency (DRF), and potential gender differences within older adults. A total of 22 participants (nine men and 13 women) were recruited from the seniors group at Complutense University of Madrid (Mage = 64.9 years). Each participant initially completed the trait subscale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-T) questionnaire and also maintained a dream diary for 2 weeks, providing assessments of the valence, arousal, and intensity of each of the basic emotions experienced in dreams. Results showed a modest correlation between the average STAI-T and sadness in dreams and a significant correlation between the level of fear and that of emotional arousal, but only in the women group. No additional gender distinctions were identified. Furthermore, it was observed that recalled dreams tended to exhibit a neutral valence and moderate arousal and there was a reduced level of anxiety and a lower DRF in comparison to the results obtained in studies involving young adults. The findings suggest that DRF in older adults is not correlated with anxiety levels.

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