A Psychophysiological Study of Nightmares and Night Terrors
- 1 February 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of General Psychiatry
- Vol. 28 (2) , 252-259
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.1973.01750320082013
Abstract
Diazepam, 5 to 20 mg, before bedtime, was administered to six subjects in nine experiments for periods from 26 to 98 days, with reduction in night terror incidence from a mean of 1.97 (range .5 to 4.0) to .48 per night (significant atp< .05). Night terrors were reduced by an average of 80.5% (range 33% to 100%) in eight instances where frequency was reduced.Keywords
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