RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Nierengarten, Mary Beth
T1 Nightmares Linked to Suicidality
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2015
FD SAGE Publications
VO 14
IS 44
SP 26
OP 27
DO 10.1177/155989771444022
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/44/26.abstract
AB Nightmares are positively correlated with and a risk factor for suicidality in psychiatric patients, with some evidence showing an association independent of insomnia and depressive symptoms. Given this linkage, nurses should be aware of the association and integrate an evaluation of nightmares into their assessments of psychiatric patients. This article reviews the literature as part of an evidence-based practice approach to understand the association between nightmares and suicide in psychiatric patients.