@article{ref1,
title="Sleep disturbances in torture survivors",
journal="Acta neurologica Scandinavica",
year="1989",
author="Astrøm, C and Lunde, I. and Ortmann, J. and Boysen, G. and Trojaborg, W.",
volume="79",
number="2",
pages="150-154",
abstract="One of the main complaints in torture survivors is sleep disturbance with nightmares, too little sleep and daytime fatigue. Seven subjects, who had been exposed to torture from 6 months to seven years previously, were examined by polysomnography. All had abnormal sleep patterns compared with normal age- and sex-matched controls. The subjects woke frequently from REM sleep, had reduced REM sleep duration, absent Stage 4 sleep, short total sleep time and low sleep efficiency. This study revealed that previously healthy young persons subjected to extreme stress may develop an abnormal sleep pattern.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0001-6314",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}