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Sleep-related Violence, Dissociative Experiences, and Childhood Traumatic Events
Mehmet Y�cel Agargun M.D, Hayrettin Kara M.D, Omer Akil Ozer M.D, Umit Kiran M.D, Yavuz Selvi M.D, Songul Kiran Ph.D
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. (Sleep and Hypnosis 2002;4(2):52-57)
| Keywords: sleep-related violence, dissociative experiences, parasomnias, childhood traumatic events |
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