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Violence in sleep

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Siclari, Francesca, Khatami, Ramin, Urbaniok, Frank, Nobili, Lino, Mahowald, Mark W., Schenck, Carlos H., Cramer Bornemann, Michel A., Bassetti, Claudio L.·2010·Brain

Abstract

Although generally considered as mutually exclusive, violence and sleep can coexist. Violence related to the sleep period is probably more frequent than generally assumed and can be observed in various conditions including parasomnias (such as arousal disorders and rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder), epilepsy (in particular nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy) and psychiatric diseases (including delirium and dissociative states). Important advances in the fields of genetics, neuroimaging and behavioural neurology have expanded the understanding of the mechanisms underlying violence and its particular relation to sleep. The present review outlines the different sleep disorders associated with violence and aims at providing information on diagnosis, therapy and forensic issues. It also discusses current pathophysiological models, establishing a link between sleep-related violence and violence observed in other settings.

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Authors
Siclari, F., Khatami, R., Urbaniok, F., Nobili, L., Mahowald, M. W., Schenck, C. H., Cramer Bornemann, M. A., & Bassetti, C. L.
Affiliations
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CH)
  • Klinik Barmelweid (CH)
  • Gerichte Zürich (CH)
  • Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda (IT)
  • University of Minnesota (US)
  • University Hospital Zurich (CH)
Venue
Brain
Published
2010-11-30
Volume
133
Issue
12
Pages
3494-3509
ISSN
  • 0006-8950 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-2156
OpenAlex
W2069580506
Cited by
131
References
216
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FWCI
1.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Brain (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • CINECA IRIS Institutial Research Information System (University of Genoa) (submittedVersion)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
Keywords
parasomnias, arousal disorders, REM sleep behavior disorder, nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy, delirium, dissociative states, sleep disorders, forensic psychiatry, diagnosis and treatment
MeSH terms
Dissociative Disorders, Epilepsy, Forensic Medicine, Humans, Sleep Wake Disorders, Sleep, REM, Violence, Polysomnography, Parasomnias, Sleep Arousal Disorders

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