Dreaming during the Covid-19 pandemic: Computational assessment of dream reports reveals mental suffering related to fear of contagion
PLoS ONE November 30, 2020 Natália Bezerra Mota, Janaína Weissheimer, Marina Ribeiro et al. 71 citations
Dreams during the 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak reveal psychological distress. Analyzing 239 dream reports from 67 individuals, dreams during the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic showed more anger and sadness words. These dreams also linked to "contamination" and "cleanness." Intriguingly, these dream characteristics explained 40% of the variation in psychological suffering related to social isolation, relevant for Psychiatry and Medicine. This underscores how the Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) crisis impacts Sleep and Wakefulness Research, including mind wandering and attention, reflecting widespread Coronavirus Infections' effects.