Nightmares about being stuck in crowded places are more common when people are in lockdown, a small study has suggested. 'In the first phase of the pandemic, Italy was one of the most affected countries, and the government quickly adopted restrictive measures between March and May 2020 to contain the infection. The study, published in the Journal of Sleep and Research, included 72 women and 18 men aged 19 to 41. People found it slightly harder to fall asleep during lockdown, which experts said was caused by higher levels of anxiety. More than half the respondents showed clinically relevant anxiety and PTSD-related symptoms during sleep during lockdown, the study found.

Source: Daily Mail July 21, 2021 03:56 UTC