Dream bizarreness and waking thought in schizophrenia

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2010.04.034

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Dream bizarreness and waking thought in schizophrenia

V. Noreika, K. Valli, J. Markkula

Aug 15, 2010

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Psychiatry Research

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Key Takeaway

Key Takeaway: Schizophrenia patients report shorter, more bizarre dreams than controls, making it more difficult to distinguish dream reports from waking thoughts.

Abstract

Dream diaries and reports of daytime waking thought were collected from five schizophrenia patients and matched controls. It was more difficult for blind judges to differentiate the patients' than the controls' dream reports from reports of waking thought, and patients reported shorter but more bizarre dreams than did the controls.

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