title: Interest in Information about Nightmares in Patients with Sleep Disorders.
abstract: Despite the considerable prevalence of the nightmare disorder and its burden on the patient, nightmares are underdiagnosed and undertreated, even in sleep centers.
  
  
  
  A total of 1,125 patients in a sleep center undergoing routine diagnostic procedures for their sleep disorders completed a questionnaire about nightmares.
  
  
  
  About 20% of the sample indicated an interest in more information about nightmare etiology and nightmare therapy-even patients who had never sought professional help previously.
  
  
  
  From a clinical viewpoint, health care professionals should be encouraged to ask about nightmares and, as a first step, internet-based self-help programs should be implemented for this patient group.
authors.affiliation: Sleep Laboratory, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim / Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schredl
authors.affiliation: Sleep Laboratory, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim / Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
authors.forename: Lara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dehmlow
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Schlafmedizin, Theresienkrankenhaus und St. Hedwig-Klinik GmbH, Mannheim, Germany.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schmitt
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling; D004325:Dreams / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: imagery rehearsal therapy; nightmare disorder