Disturbed dreaming and emotion dysregulation

Levin, Ross; Fireman, Gary; Nielsen, Tore

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Disturbed dreaming and emotion dysregulation

Levin, Ross, Fireman, Gary, Nielsen, Tore·2010·Sleep Medicine Clinics

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Authors: Levin, R., Fireman, G., & Nielsen, T.
Affiliations: Suffolk University (US)
Corresponding author: Levin, Ross
ORCID: Fireman, Gary
Venue: Sleep Medicine Clinics
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2010-06
Volume: 5
Issue: 2
Pages: 229-239
ISSN: 1556-407X (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2010.01.006
OpenAlex: W2116970897
Cited by: 26
References: 108
Citations by year: 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 1
FWCI: 0.19
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Sleep Medicine Clinics (publishedVersion)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Keywords: emotional dysregulation, emotional imagery, REM sleep, emotional homeostasis, fear memory, exposure therapy, dream content

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