Major
Neuroscience
Anticipated Graduation Year
2023
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
Although there is minimal research on dream studies regarding people with ADHD, most people with ADHD report sleep problems affecting their daily lives. The lack of consistency in sleep can lead to poor health outcomes. To date, only the Schredl et al. 2016 study has examined nightmare experiences for people with ADHD without taking into consideration the comorbidity of PTSD symptoms. This study examines the influence of ADHD symptom severity on the occurrence of nightmare-based dreams while including PTSD symptoms as a covariate, seeing as nightmares are a part of the diagnostic criteria for PTSD.
Faculty Mentors & Instructors
Zoe Smith, PhD, Assisstant Professor
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
The Contribution of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptom Severity to Nightmare-Based Dreams
Although there is minimal research on dream studies regarding people with ADHD, most people with ADHD report sleep problems affecting their daily lives. The lack of consistency in sleep can lead to poor health outcomes. To date, only the Schredl et al. 2016 study has examined nightmare experiences for people with ADHD without taking into consideration the comorbidity of PTSD symptoms. This study examines the influence of ADHD symptom severity on the occurrence of nightmare-based dreams while including PTSD symptoms as a covariate, seeing as nightmares are a part of the diagnostic criteria for PTSD.