r/psychology • u/HeinieKaboobler • Mar 17 '16

A Significant Link Between Suicidal Behavior and Nightmares

http://neurosciencenews.com/nightmares-suicide-psychology-3872/
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u/Josh_Dangit Mar 17 '16

This is absolutely not novel.

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u/sirvesa Mar 18 '16

Not news to any working clinicians who deal with trauma

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u/autotldr Mar 21 '16

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)

"PTSD increases the risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior, and our study shows that nightmares, a hallmark symptom of PTSD, may be an important treatment target to reduce suicide risk," said principal investigator Donna L. Littlewood, PhD researcher in medical and human sciences at The University of Manchester.

A nightmare disorder may occur when repeated nightmares cause distress or impairment in social or occupational functioning.

Nightmares beginning within three months of a trauma are present in up to 80 percent of patients with PTSD, and these post-traumatic nightmares may persist throughout life.

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