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Nightmares associated with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder

MedGen UID:
744890
•Concept ID:
C1997862
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Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
SNOMED CT: Nightmares associated with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (428687006)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pharmacological Management of Nightmares Associated with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Geldenhuys C, van den Heuvel LL, Steyn P, Seedat S
CNS Drugs 2022 Jul;36(7):721-737. Epub 2022 Jun 10 doi: 10.1007/s40263-022-00929-x. PMID: 35688992
Cannabinoids and post-traumatic stress disorder: clinical and preclinical evidence for treatment and prevention.
Mizrachi Zer-Aviv T, Segev A, Akirav I
Behav Pharmacol 2016 Oct;27(7):561-9. doi: 10.1097/FBP.0000000000000253. PMID: 27551883
Best practice guide for the treatment of nightmare disorder in adults.
Aurora RN, Zak RS, Auerbach SH, Casey KR, Chowdhuri S, Karippot A, Maganti RK, Ramar K, Kristo DA, Bista SR, Lamm CI, Morgenthaler TI; Standards of Practice Committee; American Academy of Sleep Medicine
J Clin Sleep Med 2010 Aug 15;6(4):389-401. PMID: 20726290Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clonidine for post-traumatic stress disorder: a systematic review of the current evidence.
Marchi M, Grenzi P, Boks MP
Eur J Psychotraumatol 2024;15(1):2366049. Epub 2024 Jun 28 doi: 10.1080/20008066.2024.2366049. PMID: 38941125Free PMC Article
Pharmacological Management of Nightmares Associated with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Geldenhuys C, van den Heuvel LL, Steyn P, Seedat S
CNS Drugs 2022 Jul;36(7):721-737. Epub 2022 Jun 10 doi: 10.1007/s40263-022-00929-x. PMID: 35688992
Sleep, circadian system and traumatic stress.
Agorastos A, Olff M
Eur J Psychotraumatol 2021;12(1):1956746. Epub 2021 Sep 28 doi: 10.1080/20008198.2021.1956746. PMID: 34603634Free PMC Article
Trial of Prazosin for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Military Veterans.
Raskind MA, Peskind ER, Chow B, Harris C, Davis-Karim A, Holmes HA, Hart KL, McFall M, Mellman TA, Reist C, Romesser J, Rosenheck R, Shih MC, Stein MB, Swift R, Gleason T, Lu Y, Huang GD
N Engl J Med 2018 Feb 8;378(6):507-517. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1507598. PMID: 29414272
Best practice guide for the treatment of nightmare disorder in adults.
Aurora RN, Zak RS, Auerbach SH, Casey KR, Chowdhuri S, Karippot A, Maganti RK, Ramar K, Kristo DA, Bista SR, Lamm CI, Morgenthaler TI; Standards of Practice Committee; American Academy of Sleep Medicine
J Clin Sleep Med 2010 Aug 15;6(4):389-401. PMID: 20726290Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Trauma-Associated Sleep Disorder.
Barone DA
Sleep Med Clin 2024 Mar;19(1):93-99. Epub 2023 Nov 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2023.10.005. PMID: 38368073
An evidence-based approach to psychopharmacology for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - 2022 update.
Bajor LA, Balsara C, Osser DN
Psychiatry Res 2022 Nov;317:114840. Epub 2022 Sep 9 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114840. PMID: 36162349
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Anxiety-Related Conditions.
Williamson JB, Jaffee MS, Jorge RE
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2021 Dec 1;27(6):1738-1763. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000001054. PMID: 34881734
Trauma associated sleep disorder: A parasomnia induced by trauma.
Mysliwiec V, Brock MS, Creamer JL, O'Reilly BM, Germain A, Roth BJ
Sleep Med Rev 2018 Feb;37:94-104. Epub 2017 Jan 30 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2017.01.004. PMID: 28363448
Best practice guide for the treatment of nightmare disorder in adults.
Aurora RN, Zak RS, Auerbach SH, Casey KR, Chowdhuri S, Karippot A, Maganti RK, Ramar K, Kristo DA, Bista SR, Lamm CI, Morgenthaler TI; Standards of Practice Committee; American Academy of Sleep Medicine
J Clin Sleep Med 2010 Aug 15;6(4):389-401. PMID: 20726290Free PMC Article

Therapy

Clonidine for post-traumatic stress disorder: a systematic review of the current evidence.
Marchi M, Grenzi P, Boks MP
Eur J Psychotraumatol 2024;15(1):2366049. Epub 2024 Jun 28 doi: 10.1080/20008066.2024.2366049. PMID: 38941125Free PMC Article
An evidence-based approach to psychopharmacology for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - 2022 update.
Bajor LA, Balsara C, Osser DN
Psychiatry Res 2022 Nov;317:114840. Epub 2022 Sep 9 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114840. PMID: 36162349
Pharmacological Management of Nightmares Associated with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Geldenhuys C, van den Heuvel LL, Steyn P, Seedat S
CNS Drugs 2022 Jul;36(7):721-737. Epub 2022 Jun 10 doi: 10.1007/s40263-022-00929-x. PMID: 35688992
Trial of Prazosin for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Military Veterans.
Raskind MA, Peskind ER, Chow B, Harris C, Davis-Karim A, Holmes HA, Hart KL, McFall M, Mellman TA, Reist C, Romesser J, Rosenheck R, Shih MC, Stein MB, Swift R, Gleason T, Lu Y, Huang GD
N Engl J Med 2018 Feb 8;378(6):507-517. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1507598. PMID: 29414272
Best practice guide for the treatment of nightmare disorder in adults.
Aurora RN, Zak RS, Auerbach SH, Casey KR, Chowdhuri S, Karippot A, Maganti RK, Ramar K, Kristo DA, Bista SR, Lamm CI, Morgenthaler TI; Standards of Practice Committee; American Academy of Sleep Medicine
J Clin Sleep Med 2010 Aug 15;6(4):389-401. PMID: 20726290Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Exploring Predictors of Sleep State Misperception in Women with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Arditte Hall KA, Werner KB, Griffin MG, Galovski TE
Behav Sleep Med 2023 Jan-Feb;21(1):22-32. Epub 2022 Jan 10 doi: 10.1080/15402002.2021.2024193. PMID: 35007171Free PMC Article
Bidirectional associations between daily PTSD symptoms and sleep disturbances: A systematic review.
Slavish DC, Briggs M, Fentem A, Messman BA, Contractor AA
Sleep Med Rev 2022 Jun;63:101623. Epub 2022 Mar 12 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2022.101623. PMID: 35367721
Sleep, circadian system and traumatic stress.
Agorastos A, Olff M
Eur J Psychotraumatol 2021;12(1):1956746. Epub 2021 Sep 28 doi: 10.1080/20008198.2021.1956746. PMID: 34603634Free PMC Article
Trial of Prazosin for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Military Veterans.
Raskind MA, Peskind ER, Chow B, Harris C, Davis-Karim A, Holmes HA, Hart KL, McFall M, Mellman TA, Reist C, Romesser J, Rosenheck R, Shih MC, Stein MB, Swift R, Gleason T, Lu Y, Huang GD
N Engl J Med 2018 Feb 8;378(6):507-517. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1507598. PMID: 29414272
Awareness under general anesthesia.
Sigalovsky N
AANA J 2003 Oct;71(5):373-9. PMID: 14625975

Clinical prediction guides

Clonidine for post-traumatic stress disorder: a systematic review of the current evidence.
Marchi M, Grenzi P, Boks MP
Eur J Psychotraumatol 2024;15(1):2366049. Epub 2024 Jun 28 doi: 10.1080/20008066.2024.2366049. PMID: 38941125Free PMC Article
Post-traumatic stress disorder in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: A genome-wide association study.
Zai CC, Cheema SY, Zai GC, Tiwari AK, Kennedy JL
J Psychiatr Res 2022 Oct;154:209-218. Epub 2022 Jul 31 doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.07.049. PMID: 35952521
Sleep, circadian system and traumatic stress.
Agorastos A, Olff M
Eur J Psychotraumatol 2021;12(1):1956746. Epub 2021 Sep 28 doi: 10.1080/20008198.2021.1956746. PMID: 34603634Free PMC Article
Trauma-Associated Sleep Disorder: A Posttraumatic Stress/REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Mash-Up?
Feemster JC, Smith KL, McCarter SJ, St Louis EK
J Clin Sleep Med 2019 Feb 15;15(2):345-349. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.7642. PMID: 30736880Free PMC Article
Trial of Prazosin for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Military Veterans.
Raskind MA, Peskind ER, Chow B, Harris C, Davis-Karim A, Holmes HA, Hart KL, McFall M, Mellman TA, Reist C, Romesser J, Rosenheck R, Shih MC, Stein MB, Swift R, Gleason T, Lu Y, Huang GD
N Engl J Med 2018 Feb 8;378(6):507-517. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1507598. PMID: 29414272

Recent systematic reviews

Clonidine for post-traumatic stress disorder: a systematic review of the current evidence.
Marchi M, Grenzi P, Boks MP
Eur J Psychotraumatol 2024;15(1):2366049. Epub 2024 Jun 28 doi: 10.1080/20008066.2024.2366049. PMID: 38941125Free PMC Article
Effects of sleep disturbance on trauma-focused psychotherapy outcomes in posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review.
Bottari SA, Trifilio ER, Janicke DM, Porges EC, Cohen RA, Jaffee MS, Williamson JB
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2023 Aug;1526(1):30-49. Epub 2023 Jul 1 doi: 10.1111/nyas.15029. PMID: 37393069
Bidirectional associations between daily PTSD symptoms and sleep disturbances: A systematic review.
Slavish DC, Briggs M, Fentem A, Messman BA, Contractor AA
Sleep Med Rev 2022 Jun;63:101623. Epub 2022 Mar 12 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2022.101623. PMID: 35367721
Prazosin in Children and Adolescents With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Who Have Nightmares: A Systematic Review.
Akinsanya A, Marwaha R, Tampi RR
J Clin Psychopharmacol 2017 Feb;37(1):84-88. doi: 10.1097/JCP.0000000000000638. PMID: 27930498
Treatment of nightmares with prazosin: a systematic review.
Kung S, Espinel Z, Lapid MI
Mayo Clin Proc 2012 Sep;87(9):890-900. Epub 2012 Aug 9 doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2012.05.015. PMID: 22883741Free PMC Article

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