The pattern of isolated sleep paralysis among Nigerian medical students.
Year: 1989
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: In a cross-sectional study of the patterns of isolated sleep paralysis among 164 Nigerian medical students, 26.1% admitted having experienced this phenomenon. About 31% of the females and 20% of the males had had this experience. Of those with sleep paralysis, 32.6% had hypnogenic hallucinations during the episode, mainly visual. Sleep paralysis was not significantly associated with psychosocial distress or differences in personality profile. Although the rate differs across cultures, the myths associated with sleep paralysis are similar.
Source: PubMed Central
Authors: J U Ohaeri, A O Odejide, B A Ikuesan, J D Adeyemi
Institution: University College Hospital, Ibadan
Language: English
Topic: Sleep and related disorders
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1558181619