The Assessment of the Phenomenology of Sleep Paralysis: The Unusual Sleep Experiences Questionnaire (USEQ)
| Autor: | Kelly A. Lyons, Linda Zener Solomon, Cheryl Paradis, Richard J. McNally, Devon E. Hinton, Steven Friedman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Cross-Cultural Comparison Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Ethnic group Sleep Paralysis Test validity Anxiety Young Adult Surveys and Questionnaires Physiology (medical) Paralysis medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) Students Psychiatry Pharmacology Sleep disorder Research Panic Middle Aged medicine.disease Cross-cultural studies Psychiatry and Mental health Panic Disorder Female medicine.symptom Psychology Sleep paralysis |
| Zdroj: | CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 15:220-226 |
| ISSN: | 1755-5949 1755-5930 |
| Popis: | Previous research has found a relationship between sleep paralysis (SP) and anxiety states and higher rates have been reported among certain ethnic groups. To advance the cross‐cultural study of SP, we developed a brief assessment instrument (which can be self‐administered), the Unusual Sleep Experiences Questionnaire (USEQ). In this article, we report on a pilot study with the USEQ in a sample of 208 college students. The instrument was easily understood by the participants, with one quarter reporting at least one lifetime episode of SP. As in previous studies, SP was associated with anxiety (in particular, panic attacks). |
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