Publications by authors named "Umberto Moretto"
The discrepancies in the effects of napping on sleep quality may be due to differences in methodologies, napping behaviours, and daytime activity levels across studies. We determined whether napping behaviours and daytime activity levels are associated with night-time sleep fragmentation and sleep quality in young adults. A total of 62 healthy adults (mean [SD] age 23.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Objectives: According to the diathesis-stress model of insomnia, insomnia may develop in vulnerable individuals in response to stress. Resilience is a psychobiological factor that determines an individual's capacity to adapt successfully to stressful events and low resilience increases vulnerability for development of mental disorders. The aim was to explore resilience in subjects with insomnia and its relationship with the factors that contribute to its development and perpetuation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudies show that unhelpful cognitive processes play a role in insomnia, whereas interpersonal factors have been less studied in insomnia. Attachment theory can be used as a cognitive-interpersonal framework for understanding insomnia. Because attachment insecurity (vs security) is related to psychiatric disorders the objective was to study the attachment style in insomnia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose Of Review: Little is known about the presence of parasomnias such as nightmare disorder, sleep paralysis, REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), and sleep-related eating disorders (SRED) in people with mental illness. A predominant view suggests that psychotropic medications might be contributing to parasomnias. This article summarizes knowledge regarding the relationships between psychiatric disorders and parasomnias, and possible confounds.
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- The study aimed to understand the connection between insomnia-specific rumination, hyperarousal (both trait and state), and emotional dysregulation among insomnia patients.
- Researchers evaluated 68 subjects with insomnia and 36 good sleepers, finding that insomnia patients scored significantly higher on measures of insomnia severity, arousal, and emotion regulation difficulties.
- Results indicated that insomnia rumination correlates with both trait and pre-sleep state hyperarousal, and it mediates relationships between these factors and emotion dysregulation, highlighting the complexity of insomnia-related cognitive processes.