ParasomniasParasomnias are disorders of arousal or the interface between sleep and waking. Parasomnias may be induced or exacerbated by sleep but they are not disorders of the sleep stages as dyssomnias are. Sleep-onset Association Disorder Catathrenia (groaning during sleep) is sometimes called a parasmonia, although it could also be considered a feature of sleep-disordered breathing. Bruxism Parasomnia are often more frequent in kids than in adults. Indeed, over 80% of preschool-age children experience parasomnia events. Some pyschologists associate parasmonias in young (preschool) children with separation anxiety, and most experts feel there is a genetic basis, too. The Cleveland Clinic has a good website section on parasomnias. Stimulas control therapy – learning to sleep right. This tries to teach the subconscious mind that at a certain time (bed time) and in a certain location (the bedroom) it is time to sleep. These ideas are good for anyone – not just those with chronic insomnia.
Trichotillomania - the impluse control disorder that causes people to pull their own hair out - has been proposed as a parasomnia - when the patient does it while asleep.
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Sleep Disorders
journal abstractsSpecific Groups
Women and Sleep Disorders
Sleep and Athletes
Insomnia in old people
Sleep and appetite
newsImpaired breathing during sleep can disrupt memory and thinking Orexin blocks weight gain in mice
"O Sleep, rest of all things, mildest of the gods, balm of the soul..." (Iris to Hypnos. Ovid, Metamorphoses) |