Nightmares that mislead to diagnosis of reactivation of PTSD

Background: Sleep disturbance is a common characteristic of patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Besides the clinical descriptions of nightmares and insomnia, periodic limb movements (PLMs) are reported to co-occur in PTSD. Although the causal relationship between sleep disturbance a...

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Main Authors: Stefan Roepke, Marie-Luise Hansen, Anita Peter, Angela Merkl, Carla Palafox, Heidi Danker-Hopfe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2013-04-01
Series:European Journal of Psychotraumatology
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Online Access:http://www.eurojnlofpsychotraumatol.net/index.php/ejpt/article/view/18714/pdf_1