Directory of Sexsomnia Resources

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Sexsomnia is a type of parasomnia, where the brain is caught in transition between sleeping and waking states. Other parasomnias include sleepwalking, sleep talking, and sleep driving.

Resources in This Category

• A Phenomenology of Problematic Sexual Behavior Occurring in Sleep

  http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/B:ASEB.0000026628.95803.98
  First-person reports of individuals' experiences of problematic sleep sex. Paper suggests these reports fall into six themes. [Full text may require subscription.]

• Sex While Asleep - WebMD

  http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/features/sex-while-asleep
  Causes and treatment options.

• Sleepwalkers Who Have 'Sex Sleep'

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3744226.stm
  Looks at the symptoms of the condition and what triggers it.

• Sleepwalking Man Cleared of Rape

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/north_yorkshire/4543340.stm
  A man accused of three counts of rape is cleared by a jury after telling the court he suffers from sleepwalking.

• Stanford Sleep Experts Treat Medical Condition Behind Violent "Sleep Sex"

  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/03/020327072432.htm
  How doctors can treat sexsomnia with traditional sleep disorder treatments.

• Wikipedia: Sleep Sex

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_sex
  Encyclopedia article that describes the condition.

 

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