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Nightmare Disorder
A nightmare is a dream that occurs during sleep that brings out strong feelings of fear, terror, distress, or
See also:
Generalized anxiety disorder Night terror Post-traumatic stress disorder Sleep disorders
Alternative Names
Dreams - bad; Bad dreams
Considerations
Nightmares tend to be more common among children and become less frequent toward...
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Nightmares
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Nightmares
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
A nightmare is a dream occurring during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep that arouses feelings of intense, inescapable fear, terror, distress, or... Read more »
Repeated nightmares
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Nightmares
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Dreams - bad; Bad dreamsReferencesMoore DP, Jefferson JW. Nightmare disorder. In: Moore DP, Jefferson JW, eds. Handbook of Medical Psychiatry. 2nd... Read more »
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