Nightmare frequency in sexual assault survivors with PTSD
Nightmare frequency in sexual assault survivors with PTSD
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DOI:
10.1016/s0887-6185(02)00093-2
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发表时间:
2002-01-01
影响因子:
10.3
通讯作者:
Cheng, DT
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作者:
Krakow, B;Schrader, R;Cheng, DT
Sexual assault survivors with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were assessed for frequency of nightmares. measured retrospectively on the Nightmare Frequency Questionnaire (NFQ) and prospectively on nightmare dream logs (NLOG). Retrospective frequency was extremely high, averaging occurrences every other night and an estimated number of nightmares greater than five per week. Test-retest reliability data on the NFQ yielded weighted kappa coefficients of 85 (95% CI, .74-.95) for nights and .90 (95% CI, .83-.97) for nightmares, Correlations between retrospective and prospective nightmare frequencies ranged between .53 (P = .001) for nights and .63 (P = .001) for nightmares. Correlations between frequency and distress measures (anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress) yielded coefficients ranging from (r = .28-53). Compared with intrusive, cumbersome and time-consuming prospective measurements, the NFQ appears reliable, convenient, and equally useful in assessing nightmare frequency in a group of sexual assault survivors. Nightmare frequency, prevalence, distress and impairment are discussed. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.