Gender differences in nightmare characteristics following trauma

Gender is one of the well-recognized risk factors for idiopathic nightmares, but rarely connected to posttraumatic nightmare characteristics. Thus, this study aims test gender differences in (posttraumatic) characteristics after controlling trauma-related psychopathology a large sample people who experienced trauma. Research participants were 707 soldiers (mean age 31.3 years, 19.5% women) admitted hospital-based treatment program veterans completed extensive assessments consisting clinical interviews and self-rating measures with respect socio-demographic psychopathology, as well dream-related variables. Results indicate no frequency, psychophysical emotional involvement, reorientation, dream recall awakening. Differences between men women amount replicative content are fully, case related impairment, explained mainly by presence PTSD diagnosis, age. This questions significance factor or predictor specific traumatized military samples. Further research needs if our findings restricted contexts can be generalized civilian