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Sleep-related Violence, Dissociative Experiences, and Childhood Traumatic Events
Mehmet Yücel 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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