Trauma associated sleep disorder: a parasomnia induced by trauma
Nightmares and disruptive nocturnal behaviors that develop after traumatic experiences have long been recognized as having different clinical characteristics that overlap with other established parasomnia diagnoses. The inciting experience is typically in the setting of extreme traumatic stress coupled with periods of sleep disruption and/or deprivation. The limited number of laboratory documented cases and symptomatic overlap with REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have contributed to difficulties in identifying what is a unique parasomnia.
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Vincent Mysliwiec, Matthew S. Brock, Jennifer L. Creamer, Brian O ’Reilly, Anne Germaine, Bernard Roth Source Type: research
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