Nightmares in people with COVID-19: did coronavirus infect our dreams?

S Scarpelli, MR Nadorff, B Bjorvatn… - Nature and Science …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction A growing number of studies have demonstrated that the coronavirus disease-
19 (COVID-19) pandemic has severely affected sleep and dream activity in healthy people …

Dreams and nightmares during the first and second wave of the COVID-19 infection: a longitudinal study

S Scarpelli, V Alfonsi, M Gorgoni, A Musetti, M Filosa… - Brain Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recent literature shows that the Coronovirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has provoked
significant changes in dreaming. The current study intends to provide an update about …

How our dreams changed during the COVID-19 pandemic: effects and correlates of dream recall frequency-a multinational study on 19,355 adults

E Fränkl, S Scarpelli, MR Nadorff… - Nature and Science …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Many have reported odd dreams during the pandemic. Given that dreams are
associated with mental health, understanding these changes could provide crucial …

Has the COVID-19 pandemic traumatized us collectively? The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and sleep factors via traumatization: a multinational …

B Holzinger, F Nierwetberg, F Chung… - Nature and Science …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic affects mental health and sleep, resulting in frequent
nightmares. Therefore, identifying factors associated with nightmare frequency is important …

Pandemic nightmares: Effects on dream activity of the COVID‐19 lockdown in Italy

S Scarpelli, V Alfonsi, A Mangiaruga… - Journal of Sleep …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
COVID‐19 has critically impacted the world. Recent works have found substantial changes
in sleep and mental health during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Dreams could give us crucial …

Dreaming during the COVID-19 pandemic: A narrative review

M Gorgoni, S Scarpelli, V Alfonsi… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
According to several influential models, dreams can be affected by state-and trait-like
factors, sleep features, and diurnal experiences. The COVID-19 pandemic globally affected …

The impact of the end of COVID confinement on pandemic dreams, as assessed by a weekly sleep diary: A longitudinal investigation in Italy

S Scarpelli, M Gorgoni, V Alfonsi… - Journal of Sleep …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The Coronavirus 2019 pandemic strongly affected our sleep and dream activity. Many cross‐
sectional studies highlighted increased dream recall frequency, and revealed a great …

Dream‐enactment behaviours during the COVID‐19 pandemic: an international COVID‐19 sleep study

Y Liu, E Partinen, NY Chan, Y Dauvilliers… - Journal of Sleep …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
There has been increasing concern about the long‐term impact of coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID‐19) as evidenced by anecdotal case reports of acute‐onset parkinsonism and the …

Nightmare content during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Influence of COVID‐related stress and sleep disruption in the United States

KER Kennedy, CH Bastien, PM Ruby… - Journal of Sleep …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nightmares are often associated with psychiatric disorders and acute stress. This study
explores how the COVID‐19 pandemic may have influenced the content of nightmares. A …

Changes in dream features across the first and second waves of the Covid‐19 pandemic

F Conte, ML Rescott, O De Rosa… - Journal of Sleep …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Research during the Covid‐19 pandemic has highlighted its significant impact on dreaming.
Here we address changes in dream features both during the first wave, when the Italian …