Miller Katherine E, Ross Richard J, Harb Gerlinde C
Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Dreaming. 2021 Jun;31(2):117-127.
A previous study in military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and recurrent nightmares found a high prevalence of lucid dreaming (LD), the awareness while a dream continues that one is dreaming, and an "LD profile" characterized by frequent dream awareness and rare dream content control. Given the importance of the nightmare disturbance in PTSD, this study assessed with questionnaires the prevalence and characteristics of lucid nightmares, specifically, in a sample of 54 veterans with PTSD. Over half the sample endorsed experiencing LD, with nearly all of these individuals explicitly reporting lucidity in nightmares. The lucid nightmare profile was characterized by high awareness and low content control. Veterans reported feeling stuck and anxious, trying unsuccessfully to awaken from lucid nightmares. We conclude that lucid nightmares may occur commonly in veterans with PTSD, with a profile resembling that previously reported for LD experiences generally in this group.
先前一项针对患有创伤后应激障碍(PTSD)和反复出现噩梦的退伍军人的研究发现,清醒梦(LD)的患病率很高,清醒梦是指在梦境持续时意识到自己正在做梦,并且其“LD特征”表现为频繁的梦境意识和罕见的梦境内容控制。鉴于噩梦困扰在PTSD中的重要性,本研究通过问卷调查评估了54名患有PTSD的退伍军人样本中清醒噩梦的患病率和特征。超过一半的样本认可经历过清醒梦,几乎所有这些人都明确报告在噩梦中有清醒感。清醒噩梦的特征是高意识和低内容控制。退伍军人报告说感觉被困住且焦虑,试图从清醒噩梦中醒来但未成功。我们得出结论,清醒噩梦可能在患有PTSD的退伍军人中普遍存在,其特征与先前报道的该群体中一般清醒梦经历的特征相似。