The Physiology, Psychology, and Utilization of Dreams
ROY M. WHITMAN M.D.1,
MILTON KRAMER M.D.2,
PAUL H. ORNSTEIN M.D.3, , and
BILL J. BALDRIDGE 4
1 Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, Psychiatric Consultant, Veterans Administration Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
2 Assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, Assistant Cheif, Veterans Administration Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
3 Assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
4 Instructor in Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, Consulting Psychologist, Veterans Administration Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
Although recent research in sleep and dreaming has created a veritable information explosion in the field, few efforts have yet been made to interpret these physiological data in ways that will be clinically useful. The authors point out that the new findings and techniques can be integrated with the classical formulations of dream psychology and dream interpretation to offer impressive possibilities for future diagnostic and psychotherapeutic work.
