To the Editor: Sleep-related eating disorder (SRED) is a newly recognized parasomnia that describes a clinical condition of compulsive eating under an altered level of consciousness during sleep. The prevalence rate varies from 4% to 16.7% among different clinical psychiatric populations.1,2 The exact etiology of SRED is unclear, but it is postulated that SRED might share features of both sleep...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Environmental factors such as serious trauma or abuse and related stress can lead to nightmares or night terrors. Being bullied can be very distressing for children, and victims display long-term social, psychological, and health consequences. Unknown is whether being bullied by peers may increase the risk for experiencing parasomnias such as nightmares, night terrors,...

UNLABELLED INTRODUCTION Somnambulism or sleepwalking is a disorder of arousal from non-rapid eye movement sleep. The prevalence of sleep-related eating disorder has been found to be approximately between 1% and 5% among adults. Many cases of medication-related somnambulism and sleep-related eating disorder-like behavior have been reported in the literature. Quetiapine, an atypical antipsycho...

CHRONIC SLEEPWALKING IS AN ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR SEEN PREDOMINANTLY IN CHILDREN AND IN YOUNG ADULTS EFFECTING 2.5% OF THE GENERAL population 15 years and older of the United Kingdom.1 Hypersynchronous slow delta (HSD) has been recognized as present in recordings of sleepwalkers since 1965.2 It significance has been questioned as different authors have reported variable times of incidence preceding ...

Parasomnias are sleep-related abnormal behaviors. They are frequent and overlooked causes of nocturnal disruptive behavior in the elderly, especially when patients are cognitively impaired. Confusion and violence can result in sleep disruption, injuries for the patients or their bed partners, caregivers distress, and they can be a motive for institutionalization. Parasomnias include the NonREM ...