Dreams and dreaming among the elderly: An overview

This paper reviews past and current research into the dreams and dreaming of people over 65 years of age. Recent studies have shown, for example, that frequency of dream recall declines with age in both men and women, but that the main decrease occurs in early middle age and is thus unlikely to be c...

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Published inAging & mental health Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 10 - 20
Main Authors FUNKHOUSER, A. T., HIRSBRUNNER, H. -P., CORNU, C., BAHRO, M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.02.1999
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Summary:This paper reviews past and current research into the dreams and dreaming of people over 65 years of age. Recent studies have shown, for example, that frequency of dream recall declines with age in both men and women, but that the main decrease occurs in early middle age and is thus unlikely to be connected with aging effects.The results of studies having to do with dream tone, active/passive stance and typical dream themes are less conclusive.This paper also surveys the attitudes toward dreams one encounters among the elderly, the temporal references in their dreams and the use of dreams in the psychotherapy of aged and aging persons and concludes by considering the dreams of those at the end of their life.
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ISSN:1360-7863
1364-6915
DOI:10.1080/13607869956398