Nightmares and Suicide in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: The Mediating Role of Defeat Entrapment and Hopelessness

摘要

Study Objectives:Although nightmares appear to be related to suicidal behaviors, the mechanisms which underpin this relationship are unknown. We sought to address this gap by examining a multiple mediation hypothesis whereby nightmares were predicted to have an indirect effect on suicidal behaviors through perceptions of defeat, entrapment, and hopelessness.