Dream enactment behavior—a real nightmare: a review of post-traumatic stress disorder, REM sleep behavior disorder, and trauma-associated sleep disorder

Barone, Daniel A.

doi:10.5664/jcsm.8758

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“…We noted that the global population was suffering from a relatively high level of anxiety, depression, and PTSD symptoms during the COVID‐19 pandemic (Morin et al, 2021 ; Salari et al, 2020 ), which might have been associated with an abundance of distress that may culminate into the development of parasomnia (Barone, 2020 ). Previous studies suggested that parasomnia including RBD is common among the psychiatric population (Lam, Fong, Ho, Yu, & Wing, 2008 ; Wang et al, 2021 ).…”

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Dream‐enactment behaviours during the COVID‐19 pandemic: an international COVID‐19 sleep study

Liu

Partinen

Chan

et al. 2022

Journal of Sleep Research

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Summary There has been increasing concern about the long‐term impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) as evidenced by anecdotal case reports of acute‐onset parkinsonism and the polysomnographic feature of increased rapid eye movement sleep electromyographic activity. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and correlates of dream‐enactment behaviours, a hallmark of rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder, which is a prodrome of α‐synucleinopathy. This online survey was conducted between May and August 2020 in 15 countries/regions targeting adult participants (aged ≥18 years) from the general population with a harmonised structured questionnaire on sleep patterns and disorders, COVID‐19 diagnosis and symptoms. We assessed dream‐enactment behaviours using the Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behaviour Disorder Single‐Question Screen with an additional question on their frequency. Among 26,539 respondents, 21,870 (82.2%) answered all items that were analysed in this study (mean [SD] age 41.6 [15.8] years; female sex 65.5%). The weighted prevalence of lifetime and weekly dream‐enactment behaviours was 19.4% and 3.1% and were found to be 1.8‐ and 2.9‐times higher in COVID‐19‐positive cases, respectively. Both lifetime and weekly dream‐enactment behaviours were associated with young age, male sex, smoking, alcohol consumption, higher physical activity level, nightmares, COVID‐19 diagnosis, olfactory impairment, obstructive sleep apnea symptoms, mood, and post‐traumatic stress disorder features. Among COVID‐19‐positive cases, weekly dream‐enactment behaviours were positively associated with the severity of COVID‐19. Dream‐enactment behaviours are common among the general population during the COVID‐19 pandemic and further increase among patients with COVID‐19. Further studies are needed to investigate the potential neurodegenerative effect of COVID‐19.

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Dream‐enactment behaviours during the COVID‐19 pandemic: an international COVID‐19 sleep study

Liu

Partinen

Chan

et al. 2022

Journal of Sleep Research

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“…In our sample, they could be related to the emotional impact denoted by increased anxiety and depression symptoms during MSI stressful conditions. The necessity of characterizing the phenomenology of dream enacting behaviors had been pointed out by two recent and excellent reviews 64 , 65 , 66 .…”

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confidence: 99%

Early impact on sleep and mental health during the mandatory social isolation of COVID-19 outbreak: an obser vational cross-sectional study carried out in Argentina

Valiensi¹,

Folgueira²,

Garay³

2022

Sleep Sci

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Introduction:The mandatory social isolation (MSI) due to the pandemic caused by COVID-19 in the world produced many changes in sleep and different areas of mental health. Objectives: To evaluate the early effects of MSI on sleep, anxiety, and depression in Argentina. Material and Methods: An anonymous observational cross-sectional web-based study was distributed throughout the country and was completed by 2,594 respondents to analyze demographic information, quality of sleep, REM sleep-related events, depressive, and anxiety symptoms. Results: The study revealed that 53, 21, 22, 23, and 16% of people surveyed were poor sleepers, had dream-related behaviors, nightmares, depression, and anxiety symptoms, respectively. Multivariate logistic regression showed a positive correlation between anxiety, being a poor sleeper, and having nightmares. Conclusion:We identified the early effects of MSI on sleep quality, dreaming activity, anxiety, and depression in Argentina during the COVID-19 outbreak. Our findings can be used to formulate sleep and psychological interventions to improve mental health during the pandemic and post-pandemic times.

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“…Furthermore, in those veterans with RWA, RBD appeared related to PTSD (prevalence rate 15%) and even more so to the combination of PTSD and traumatic brain injury (prevalence rate 21%). Therefore, it is still controversial whether TASD really represents a separate sleep disorder ( 17 , 18 ).…”

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Disturbed Sleep in PTSD: Thinking Beyond Nightmares

et al. 2021

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Sleep disturbances frequently co-occur with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Insomnia and nightmares are viewed as core symptoms of PTSD. Yet, relations between disturbed sleep and PTSD are far more complex: PTSD is linked to a broad range of sleep disorders and disturbed sleep markedly affects PTSD-outcome. This article provides a concise overview of the literature on prevalent comorbid sleep disorders, their reciprocal relation with PTSD and possible underlying neurophysiological mechanisms. Furthermore, diagnostic procedures, standard interventions—particularly first choice non-pharmacological therapies—and practical problems that often arise in the assessment and treatment of sleep disturbances in PTSD are described. Finally, we will present some perspectives on future multidisciplinary clinical and experimental research to develop new, more effective sleep therapies to improve both sleep and PTSD.

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Dream enactment behavior—a real nightmare: a review of post-traumatic stress disorder, REM sleep behavior disorder, and trauma-associated sleep disorder

Cited by 26 publications

References 75 publications

Dream‐enactment behaviours during the COVID‐19 pandemic: an international COVID‐19 sleep study

Dream‐enactment behaviours during the COVID‐19 pandemic: an international COVID‐19 sleep study

Early impact on sleep and mental health during the mandatory social isolation of COVID-19 outbreak: an obser vational cross-sectional study carried out in Argentina

Disturbed Sleep in PTSD: Thinking Beyond Nightmares

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