Department of Psychology, Mississippi State University, MS, USA.
Department of Psychology, Mississippi State University, MS, USA.
Curr Opin Psychol. 2018 Aug;22:59-62. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.08.022. Epub 2017 Aug 12.
The suicide rate in the United States has climbed each year for more than a decade, highlighting the need for greater understanding of, and prevention strategies for suicidal behavior. Nightmares have been shown to be associated with suicidal behavior independent of several psychiatric risk factors for suicide, such as symptoms of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The specific role of nightmares in contributing to suicide remains unclear due to the difficulty in delineating causal factors. However, the reporting, screening and treatment of nightmares continues to remain rare making progress difficult. Research is beginning to make some progress in uncovering the mechanisms by which nightmares increase suicide risk providing opportunities for intervention and prediction of suicidal behaviors.
美国的自杀率在过去十年中每年都在攀升，这突显了人们需要更好地了解自杀行为，并制定相关预防策略。研究表明，噩梦与自杀行为有关，而与几种自杀的精神科风险因素无关，如抑郁、焦虑和创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）症状。由于难以确定因果因素，噩梦在导致自杀方面的具体作用仍不清楚。然而，由于噩梦的报告、筛查和治疗仍然很少见，因此进展困难。研究开始在揭示噩梦增加自杀风险的机制方面取得一些进展，为干预和预测自杀行为提供了机会。
