Nightmares in People with COVID-19: Did Coronavirus Infect Our Dreams?
Scarpelli SerenaMichael R NadorffBjørn BjorvatnFrances ChungYves DauvilliersColin A EspieYuichi InoueKentaro MatsuiIlona MerikantoCharles M MorinThomas PenzelMariusz SiemińskiFang HanTainá MacêdoSérgio A Mota-RolimDamien LegerGiuseppe PlazziNgan Yin ChanMarkku PartinenCourtney J BolstadHolzinger BLuigi De GennaroPublished in: Nature and science of sleep (2022)
Our work shows strong associations between increased nightmares in those reporting having had COVID-19. This suggests that the more that people were affected by COVID-19, the greater the impact upon dream activity and quality of life.