Nightmare Disorder, Psychopathology Levels, and Coping in a Diverse Psychiatric Sample

Annette van Schagen; Jaap Lancee; Marijke Swart; Victor Spoormaker; Jan van den Bout

doi:10.1002/jclp.22315

Nightmare Disorder, Psychopathology Levels, and Coping in a Diverse Psychiatric Sample

Annette van Schagen^*, Jaap Lancee, Marijke Swart, Victor Spoormaker, Jan van den Bout

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OBJECTIVE: Nightmares are associated with psychopathology and impaired coping in the general population. However, little is known about this association in a psychiatric population. In this study, we investigate whether patients with diverse psychiatric disorders have increased symptomatology and different coping styles if they suffer from comorbid nightmare disorder.

METHOD: Participants were 498 patients with diverse moderate to severe psychiatric disorders. As part of a standard assessment procedure, they filled out questionnaires regarding nightmares, psychopathology, personality pathology, and coping.

RESULTS: A multivariate analysis of covariance and post hoc tests showed that patients with nightmare disorder scored higher on psychopathology (ηp(2) = .03; p = .001) and personality pathology (ηp(2) = .01-.03; p < .05). No significant differences were found with regards to coping strategies.

CONCLUSION: Nightmare disorder is associated with higher levels of psychopathology and personality pathology in a sample of patients with diverse psychiatric disorders.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	65-75
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Clinical Psychology
Volume	73
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22315
Publication status	Published - Jan 2017

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