Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7267831 | Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry | 2015 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
We found that sleep deprivation had significant effects on dissociation, sleepiness, and mood. Specifically, sleepiness and dissociation increased during the night, while mood deteriorated. Our findings stress the importance of sleep deficiencies in the development of dissociative symptoms. They support the view that sleep disruptions fuel distress, but also degrade memory and attentional control. It is against this background that dissociative symptoms may arise.
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Authors
Dalena van Heugten - van der Kloet, Timo Giesbrecht, Harald Merckelbach,