Title

Role of severe psychopathology in sleep-related experiences: A pilot study.

Authors

Soffer-Dudek, Nirit; Shalev, Hadar; Shiber, Asher; Shahar, Golan

Abstract

The construct General Sleep-related Experiences (GSEs, such as elevated dream recall, vivid or bizarre dreams, flying dreams, hypnagogic hallucinations, nightmares, and recurrent dreams) has been previously linked to various forms of psychopathology in nonclinical populations. The aim of this pilot study was to explore this relationship in the context of severe psychopathology. Nineteen outpatients of a mental health clinic were compared to 26 controls on sleep experiences, psychopathology, sleep quality, life stress, and transliminality. Outpatients also reported illness intrusiveness levels. As expected, the outpatient group had elevated GSEs. Within the outpatient group, illness intrusiveness, stress, and transliminality were correlated with GSEs. These findings elucidate the association between GSEs and distress in the context of severe psychopathology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

Subjects

Dream Content; Psychopathology; Sleep; Stress; Intrusive Thoughts; Illness Behavior; Adulthood (18 yrs & older); Male; Female

Publication

Dreaming, 2011, Vol 21, Issue 2, p148

ISSN

1053-0797

Publication type

Journal

DOI

10.1037/a0022865