Prevalence and correlates of sleep paralysis in adults reporting childhood sexual abuse.
Journal of Anxiety Disorders March 13, 2008 Murray P. Abrams, Ashlee D Mulligan, R Nicholas Carleton et al.
Sleep paralysis (SP) occurs when rapid eye movement (REM) activity and concomitant paralysis of the skeletal muscles persist as an individual awakens and becomes conscious of his/her surroundings. SP is often accompanied by frightening hallucinations that some researchers suggest may be confounded with memories of childhood sexual abuse (CSA; [McNally, R. J., & Clancy, S. A. (2005). Sleep...
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2008.03.007 (opens in new tab)
Humans
Hallucinations
Sleep paralysis
Prevalence
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