title: Dream anxiety attacks (nightmares).
abstract: Nightmares--disturbances of dreaming sleep experienced at some point in time by most patients--are often seen in adults as a consequence of physical or emotional trauma. The presence of nightmares on a chronic basis in adult life may reflect specific personality characteristics and may define a population at risk for other psychiatric disturbances. Treatment, if indicated, may include psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy, with the regimen determined by the patient's specific history and symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Sleep Disorders Center, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Erman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004325:Dreams / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D011613:Psychotherapy
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents