More Than 8 Million Americans Sleepwalk, Surprising Scientists

05-15-2012 • http://www.livescience.com, Stephanie Pappas

In fact, about 3.6 percent of U.S. adults have walked in their sleep at least once in the previous year, researchers report Monday (May 14) in the journal Neurology. One percent experienced at least two episodes of sleepwalking per month.

The findings are higher than previous studies had suggested, the researchers wrote, including an estimate from a decade-old study of the general European population, which found that only about 2 percent of people had trouble with sleepwalking within the previous year. Results from the new study also showed certain mental illnesses, including depression, and some antidepressant medications were linked with a higher risk of experiencing sleepwalking. The study may provide some clues for treating the disorder, said study researcher Maurice Ohayon, a psychiatrist at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

"Now we know the biggest associations with sleepwalking, and the first thing to do is remove these pathological associations — sleep apnea, insomnia, alcohol consumption," Ohayon told LiveScience. "The key thing we must say to people is, don't be ashamed to be a sleepwalker."

2 Comments in Response to More Than 8 Million Americans Sleepwalk, Surprising Scientists

Comment by Ben Dover

Entered on: 5/16/2012 9:01:31 AM

More than 150 Million Americans sleepwalk through their entire lives!

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Comment by PureTrust

Entered on: 5/15/2012 4:10:10 PM

Mostly made up of on-the-job TSA agents, SWAT, police, and members of the military, and of course, virtually all the politicians.

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