Brain Eating Zombie of the Day

Childhood nightmares may point to looming health issues

Regular nightmares in childhood may be an early warning sign of psychotic disorders, researchers in the UK warn.

The relationship between sleep problems and psychosis is not clear.
One theory is that bullying or other traumatic events early in life can cause both symptoms.

Seriously? Please offer a reality based explanation for that.

Prof Wolke said a regular routine and quality sleep were key to tackling nightmares: "Sleep hygiene is very important, they should have more regular sleep, avoid anxiety-promoting films before bed and not have a computer at night."

Did you try that? Where's your data?

"Early intervention is crucial to help avoid children suffering entrenched mental illness when they reach adulthood."

Yes, early intervention would help, IF you had any frakking idea what the cause or proper treatment was.  Otherwise it's just self serving bullshit and wasting those kids' time and brain cells.

I had night terrors and scream-walked almost every night between 5 and 12 years of age   The entire time I had recurrent, chronic oropharyngeal infections.
I now know I have dental problems if I start having dreams again, REM and sleep fragmentation manifest a few days before my teeth start hurting...