Journal of Sleep Disorders & Therapy
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Zerrin Pelin

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• Research Article
  Parasomnia and Dissociative Disorders
  Author(s): Kader Semra Karataş, Mustafa Bilici, Zerrin PelinKader Semra Karataş, Mustafa Bilici, Zerrin Pelin
  
  Objective: Parasomnias are Sleep Disorders characterized by abnormal behavioral and physiological events. Dissociative experiences that occur in dissociative Disorders can emerge at night and may be the cause of parasomnia. The aim of this study is to compare the Sleep characteristics of parasomnia patients with and without dissociative disorder in order to investigate whether dissociative experiences may continue while aSleep and to what extent they change parasomnia. Method: Of patients who were evaluated after admission to the Center of Sleep Disorders (n: 2217) and polysomnography patients (n: 822), the study was conducted with 36 patients diagnosed with parasomnia according to the International Clasification of Sleep Disorder-2 diagnostic criteria. To patients diagnosed with parasomnia were evaluated with psychometric tests such as Dissociative Experiences Scale, Childhood Trauma.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0277.1000275

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