Citation

Aǧargün MY, Kara H, Özer A, Kiran, Selvi Y, Kiran S. Sleep and Hypnosis 2002; 4(2): 52-57.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002)

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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to test whether a relationship between dissociative experiences and violent behavior during sleep (VBS). The group was composed of 253 male and 129 female undergraduate students. The subjects were interviewed for parasomnias and sleep-related violence by using International Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICSD)-revised criteria. Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) was also administered to the subjects. The subjects with sleep-related violence had higher mean DES score than those never reported VBS. The subjects with sleep-related violence had higher rates of history of physical abuse than the others. Suicidal attempts and self-mutilating behaviors were also more common among these subjects than the others. There is an association between sleep-related violence, childhood abuse, and dissociative experiences. Dissociative experiences may relate not only to daytime symptoms but also symptoms during sleep.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; anamnesis; article; automutilation; child abuse; childhood; Childhood traumatic events; circadian rhythm; college student; controlled study; day length; diagnostic test; disease association; disease classification; dissociative disorder; Dissociative experiences; eating disorder; female; hallucination; human; interview; major clinical study; male; night; nightmare; parasomnia; Parasomnias; parental deprivation; rating scale; self report; sex difference; sexual abuse; sleep; sleep waking cycle; sleep walking; Sleep-related violence; statistical significance; suicide attempt; symptom; violence