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The relationship between PTSD, hypervigilance and disordered sleep
Disordered sleep in PTSD constitutes a major component of the presenting symptomatology. However, the literature on PTSD and sleep is characterized by discrepancies across studies, especially due to the fact that some use objective and some use subjective measures of sleep quality. As a result, diso...
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| author | Van Wyk, Mariza |
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| description | Disordered sleep in PTSD constitutes a major component of the presenting symptomatology. However, the literature on PTSD and sleep is characterized by discrepancies across studies, especially due to the fact that some use objective and some use subjective measures of sleep quality. As a result, disordered sleep and its underlying mechanism have been ambiguously characterized in PTSD. Our research focused on the link between PTSD and disordered sleep, using both objective and subjective measures of sleep quality. Specifically, we investigated hypervigilance (one of the three symptom clusters in the PTSD diagnosis) as an underlying mechanism of this link. We also investigated whether hypervigilance affects dream content and themes in individuals with PTSD. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/13992 The relationship between PTSD, hypervigilance and disordered sleep Van Wyk, Mariza Solms, Mark Psychological Research Disordered sleep in PTSD constitutes a major component of the presenting symptomatology. However, the literature on PTSD and sleep is characterized by discrepancies across studies, especially due to the fact that some use objective and some use subjective measures of sleep quality. As a result, disordered sleep and its underlying mechanism have been ambiguously characterized in PTSD. Our research focused on the link between PTSD and disordered sleep, using both objective and subjective measures of sleep quality. Specifically, we investigated hypervigilance (one of the three symptom clusters in the PTSD diagnosis) as an underlying mechanism of this link. We also investigated whether hypervigilance affects dream content and themes in individuals with PTSD. 2015-09-15T10:29:40Z 2015-09-15T10:29:40Z 2013 Master Thesis Masters MA http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13992 eng application/pdf Department of Psychology Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Psychological Research Van Wyk, Mariza The relationship between PTSD, hypervigilance and disordered sleep |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | The relationship between PTSD, hypervigilance and disordered sleep |
| title_full | The relationship between PTSD, hypervigilance and disordered sleep |
| title_fullStr | The relationship between PTSD, hypervigilance and disordered sleep |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between PTSD, hypervigilance and disordered sleep |
| title_short | The relationship between PTSD, hypervigilance and disordered sleep |
| title_sort | relationship between ptsd hypervigilance and disordered sleep |
| topic | Psychological Research |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13992 |
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