CLINICAL FEATURES OF SLEEP PARALYSIS IN PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS
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Abstract
Sleep paralysis is a relatively common sleep disorder characterized by mental disturbances
occurring during awakening accompanied by losses of muscle tone, resulting in the negative and
unpleasant experiences. Sleep paralysis appearing in psychiatric patients increases the existing
symptoms and predicts the progression of the disease. Purposes: Determine the rate and describe
the clinical characteristics of sleep paralysis in psychiatric patients. Objects and research methods:
A descriptive study on 160 day care inpatients at Mai Huong Day care Psychiatric Hospital from
February 2021 to October 2021. Results: The prevalence of sleep paralysis in psychiatric patients
was 38.75%, often occurring several times with the rate of 57.69%. Symptoms of sleep paralysis
in psychiatric patients are feeling the weight of the body 69.23%; feeling body movement 65.38%.
The hallucinations during sleep paralysis were tactile hallucinations 55.67%; sound hallucinations
36.54%; visual hallucinations 51.92%. The majority felt anxiety, fear 84.62% or depression 40.35%;
15.38% feel excited, happy. The symptoms seen in sleep paralysis are also feeling short of breath
(92.31%); unable to speak/scream (100%); inability to lift limbs (100%), perspiration (51.92%),
urinary incontinence and delusions.
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Keywords
Sleep paralysis, sleep disorders, day care inpatients, psychiatric patients.
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