Courtney J Bolstad, Brigitte Holzinger, Serena Scarpelli, Luigi De Gennaro, Juliana Yordanova, Silvia Koumanova, Sérgio Mota-Rolim, Christian Benedict, Bjørn Bjorvatn, Ngan Yin Chan, Frances Chung, Yves Dauvilliers, Colin A Espie, Yuichi Inoue, Maria Korman, Adrijana Koscec Bjelajac, Anne-Marie Landtblom, Kentaro Matsui, Ilona Merikanto, Charles M Morin, Markku Partinen, Thomas Penzel, Giuseppe Plazzi, Cátia Reis, Biserka Ross, Yun Kwok Wing, Michael R Nadorff
The association between nightmare frequency (NMF) and suicidal ideation (SI) is well known, yet the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on this relation is inconsistent. This study aimed to investigate changes in NMF, SI, and their association during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected in 16 countries using a harmonised questionnaire. The sample included 9328 individuals (4848 women; age M[SD] = 46.85 [17.75] years), and 17.60% reported previous COVID-19. Overall, SI was significantly 2% lower during the pandemic vs...
February 17, 2024: Journal of Sleep Research