TY - JOUR
T1 - Sleeping and dreams in learning‐disabled boys
AU - Hilakivi, L.
PY - 1987/7
Y1 - 1987/7
N2 - ABSTRACT— Ten learning‐disabled (LD) boys were compared with eight control boys. The boys with learning difficulities reported shorter sleep latency but more frequent awakenings, longer nocturnal sleep, and increased complaints of daytime sleepiness than the controls. The dreams of the LD boys were less bizarre than those of the controls, and the LD boys used fewer words to describe their dreams. The findings may reflect a functional relation between experienced sleep‐related difficulties, some components of dreams, and learning disabilities in school children.
AB - ABSTRACT— Ten learning‐disabled (LD) boys were compared with eight control boys. The boys with learning difficulities reported shorter sleep latency but more frequent awakenings, longer nocturnal sleep, and increased complaints of daytime sleepiness than the controls. The dreams of the LD boys were less bizarre than those of the controls, and the LD boys used fewer words to describe their dreams. The findings may reflect a functional relation between experienced sleep‐related difficulties, some components of dreams, and learning disabilities in school children.
KW - dreams
KW - learning disability
KW - sleep disorders
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1987.tb02869.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1987.tb02869.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 3630747
AN - SCOPUS:0023222973
SN - 0001-690X
VL - 76
SP - 103
EP - 105
JO - Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
JF - Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
IS - 1
ER -
