Journal
JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 116, Issue 3, Pages 599-606Publisher
AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.116.3.599
Keywords
dissociation; sleep deprivation; sleepiness; dissociative disorders
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Recent research has shown that dissociative symptoms are related to self-reports of deviant sleep experiences. The present study is the 1st to explore whether sleep loss can fuel dissociative symptoms. Twenty-five healthy volunteers were deprived of sleep for I night. Sleepiness and dissociative symptoms were assessed every 6 hr. The authors measured both spontaneous dissociative symptoms and dissociative symptoms induced by dot-staring during sensory deprivation. Sleepiness as well as spontaneous and induced dissociative symptoms were stable throughout the day but increased during the night. These findings provide further evidence for a robust relationship between disruptions in sleep patterns and dissociative symptoms.
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