sleepwalking

Depression, anxiety and OCD increase sleepwalking risk

Depression, anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) increase the risk of sleepwalking. An estimated 3.6 percent of the adult population in the U.S. are prone to sleepwalking. Researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine have found a link between depression, anxiety and OCD as risk factors of sleepwalking. Sleepwalking is the “arousal of non-REM sleep,” ...click here to read more

Sleepwalking is Becoming More Common

Sleepwalking, also known as somnambulism, is considered as the main cause of most sleep-related injuries.  Unfortunately, research efforts in the last 50 years has left several questions regarding sleepwalking unanswered, especially in terms of its actual causes. One of the major misconceptions about sleepwalking is that it is a benign disorder, in which minor effects ...click here to read more