The Sleepwalking Gene
There are several possible causes for sleepwalking in adults, including stress, fatigue, and alcohol or drug abuse. According to recent research from the University Hospital in Bern Switzerland, sleepwalking may be a genetic disorder.

Violent Sleep Sex
In a new study, Stanford researchers describe a treatable medical condition which causes people to commit violent sexual acts in their sleep. Referred to as sleep sex, the nocturnal activities cited in the study range from disruptive moaning to rape-like behavior toward bed partners.

Sleepsex: Uncovered - Book Review
Michael Mangan reveals some interesting facts about the little known disorder, Sleepsex in his new book, Sleepsex: Uncovered

"Talked" Out of the Conviction
Jorge Almeida, accused last year of sexual assault by the words a ten-year-old girl spoke in her sleep, has had his conviction overturned.

Sleepwalk to Murder
In several court cases in the past few years, sleepwalking has been used as a defense for murder and child molesting. In the majority of cases, the accused walked away a free man. Should sleep walking be allowed as a defense?

Walking and Talking
Walking and talking in your sleep are two common and relatively harmless sleep disorders.

The Lesser of the Evils
Sleep disorders like apnea, narcolepsy and insomnia can be dangerous and disabilitating. However, some of the minor disorders are also very annoying and disturbing.

What Is Hypersomnia?
Hypersomnia, recurrent hypersomnia, idiopathic hypersomnia. What do these terms mean when referring to sleep disorders? If you are diagnosed with any of these, what should you do?

Dreamland and Somnambulism
In dreaming, or in somnambulism, the brain is asleep only in parts, and is called into action through the agency of the external senses, owing to some peculiar cause.

Sleepwalking - Insanity or Automatism
A recent murder prosecution in Queensland has put in relief the issue of sleepwalking and particularly the question whether it can form the basis for a defence of insanity (disease of the mind) or automatism.

Sleepwalking and Sleep Talking Best of the Net
Read about how an elderly man who sleepwalked in the middle of the night woke up in a pond-- surrounded by alligators!

Parasomnias and your child
Parasomnia, which means "around sleep," also includes sleepwalking, night terrors, bedwetting, and narcolepsy. All can create havoc in your home, and some can be harmful to your child.

Acupuncture and Herbal Medicines
Describes the treatment of ten cases of sleepwalking using acupuncture and herbal medicine.

Ask Alice About Sleep Talking
Talking in your sleep is often the result of stress, Without treatment, sleep talking usually disappears as your stress subsides.

Sleepwalking In Children
Sleepwalking is a disorder in which a child partly, but not completely, awakens during the night. The child may walk or do other things without any memory of doing so.

Forum on Sleep Talking
A question about talking in one's sleep and the various answers.

Great American Sleepwalk
Over 1000 activists participated in the American Sleep Disorders Association rally on Capitol Hill.

Parasomnias
The most common type of parasomnias are "disorders of arousal," which include confusional arousals, sleepwalking (somnambulism), and sleep terrors.

Sleeping Disorders and the I Function
One of the more widespread parasomnias is sleep talking or somniloquy. another is sleep talking or somnambulism.

Sleep Talking
Talking while asleep is a very common form of sleep disorder. It rarely signifies any serious medical or psychological disorder.

Sleep Talking (Somniloquy)
Sleep talking is the utterance of speech or sounds during sleep without the sleeper being aware of it.

Sleepwalking (Somnambulism)
Sleepwalking is a series of complex behaviors that result in walking during sleep.

Somnambulism or Sleep Walking
A short description, through diagnostic procedures to suggestions for treatment.

Telling Lies While Asleep
These are messages posted on the Sleepnet Bulletin Board.

What are Parasomnias?
Parasomnias are disorders that intrude on our sleep, such as sleep walking, sleep talking and sleep terrors.

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