WASHINGTON: Children who suffer from frequent nightmares or bouts of night terrors may be at an increased risk of mental illness in adolescence, a new study said on Friday (Saturday in Manila).

The study, published in the U.S. journal SLEEP, showed that children reporting frequent nightmares before the age of 12 were 3.5 times more likely to suffer from psychotic experiences in early adolescence.

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