Nightmares Associated with the Onset of Mania: Three Case Reports
Mehmet Yucel Agargun,Hayrettin Kara,Rıfat inci
Sleep and Hypnosis: A Journal of Clinical Neuroscience and Psychopathology 2003;5(4):192-196
We reported three cases who had dream-induced manic episodes and discussed mood-regulatory function of dreaming. A dysregulation in neural circuits and monoaminergic systems in brain may precede mood shift during REM sleep dreaming and result in manic episode.
Keywords:
dreaming, nightmare, mood, and bipolar disorder
dreaming, nightmare, mood, and bipolar disorder
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