Post- traumatic stress disorder News

As many as one in five people experiences sleep paralysis, which may be triggered by sleep deprivation, and is more frequent in psychiatric conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder It is also common in narcolepsy, a sleep disorder involving excessive daytime sleepiness and sudden loss of muscle control Despite the condition being known about for some time, to date, there are no empirically-based treatments or published clinical trials for the condition

Soldiers who have experienced combat can develop post- traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which includes disturbing thoughts, feelings and dreams.