Ağargün M Y, Cilli A S, Kara H, Tarhan N, Kincir F, Oz H
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Yüzücü Yil University, Turkey.
Compr Psychiatry. 1998 Jul-Aug;39(4):198-202. doi: 10.1016/s0010-440x(98)90060-8.
The purpose of the present study was to examine the association between repetitive and frightening dreams and suicidal tendency in patients with major depression. Depressed patients who reported frequent nightmare (N = 29) and depressed patients who reported dreaming but never nightmares (N = 34) were evaluated using the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (SADS) suicide subscale to rate the severity of active suicidality. The patients with frequent nightmares, particularly women, had higher mean SADS suicide subscale scores and were more likely to be classified as suicidal than the others. The findings demonstrate that frequent nightmares are associated with suicidal tendency in patients with major depression. Theoretical and clinical implications for the function of dreaming are discussed.
本研究的目的是探讨重度抑郁症患者反复出现的恐惧梦境与自杀倾向之间的关联。使用情感障碍和精神分裂症量表（SADS）自杀分量表对报告经常做噩梦的抑郁症患者（N = 29）和报告有梦但从未做过噩梦的抑郁症患者（N = 34）进行评估，以评定当前自杀倾向的严重程度。经常做噩梦的患者，尤其是女性，其SADS自杀分量表的平均得分更高，且比其他患者更有可能被归类为有自杀倾向。研究结果表明，经常做噩梦与重度抑郁症患者的自杀倾向有关。文中还讨论了梦境功能的理论和临床意义。
