Authors Dieter Wolke and Suzet Tanya Lereya, University of Warwick
Published by Pediatrics, September 2014
Summary
Past research has shown serious trauma and abuse, and other environmental factors, can lead to nightmares and night terrors. Researchers from the University of Warwick wanted to find out whether being bullied by peers, which can be very distressing for children, could increase the risk of developing parasomnias, or sleep disturbances: night terrors, sleepwalking and nightmares. Nightmares occur during rapid eye movement sleep, causing distress and are usually remembered. Night terrors, where children might fight imaginary monsters or scream, and sleepwalking, occur after sudden arousal from non-rapid eye movement sleep and are usually not remembered.
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