Comparison of dream content of depressed vs nondepressed dreamers.
Dreams of 20 college women classified as depressed by scores on the Beck Depression Inventory were compared with those of 21 nondepressed college women. The depressed group recalled fewer dreams, had significantly shorter dream length, and displayed less anger in their dreams. They also had fewer characters in their dreams and especially fewer strangers.
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Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA 02139.
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D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D004325:Dreams; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics