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Jones MB, Agrawal R, Sharafkhaneh A, Kunik ME, Jorge RE, Marsh L. Dream Enactment Behaviors Associated With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 2021 Nov 12; appineuropsych21050115.
The investigators aimed to draw attention to current debates surrounding the etiologies of dream enactment behaviors in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The phenomenological overlap between PTSD-related nocturnal symptoms, rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD), and trauma-associated sleep disorder (TASD) is discussed. Strategies used to diagnose and manage dream enactment behaviors, whether due to RBD or another confounding sleep disorder, are considered. Finally, the need for further research on the pathophysiological overlap and integrated treatment of PTSD, RBD, and, possibly, TASD is highlighted.