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01.12.2012 | Original Contribution
The Munich Parasomnia Screening in psychiatry
Erschienen in: Somnologie | Ausgabe 4/2012
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Background
The aim was to investigate the subjective experience of parasomnias and other nocturnal behaviors in depression and schizophrenia.
Materials and methods
Using the Munich Parasomnia Screening (MUPS), 21 parasomnias and other nocturnal behaviors were assessed in 85 participants; 27 were patients with depression, 29 were patients with schizophrenia, and 29 were healthy control participants.
Results
A significant group difference was found for: hypnagogic hallucinations, sleep-related bruxism, sleep talking, sleep-related abnormal swallowing, leg cramps, nightmares, pavor nocturnus, confusional arousals, and sleep paralysis. The highest scores in depression point toward a correlation between depression and the prevalence of parasomnias. Parasomnias did not cluster according to their occurrence.
Conclusion
Although all patients with depression had experienced nocturnal behaviors, none had a previous parasomnia diagnosis or was treated accordingly. Of all participants, 97.6% had experienced nocturnal behaviors. Prevalence in depression was highest, asking for more clinical awareness and thereby better future treatments and outcomes. A screening instrument like the MUPS is essential in filtering out patients who seem to experience parasomnias.