Sleep-related eating disorders can be disruptive, dangerous and hard to notice. Here's what medical experts say about ...

Night terrors usually happen in children ages 3-12, with new cases peaking at age 3 1/2. Learn more about causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment for night terrors.

“Of all the parasomnias, sleep-related eating disorder has the worst impact on people’s lives,” said Dr. Carlos Schenck, a professor and senior staff psychiatrist at the Hennepin County ...

"Sleepwalking and sleep terrors are a similar disorder and it is not uncommon for a patient to have both," says Dr. Dawn Dore-Stites, sleep disorders specialist at Michigan Medicine Pediatric ...

Sleep disorders include: Bruxism; delayed sleep phase syndrome; insomnia: jet lag or desynchronosis; narcolepsy; night terror; parasomnias; periodic limb movement disorder; rapid eye movement ...

Ashamed and bewildered by her actions, one woman with an unusual sleep disorder faced challenges when trying to find medical help. Here’s her story.

These are all clinically documented cases of sleep sex, or sexsomnia, part of a family of sleep disorders called parasomnias that include sleepwalking, sleep talking, sleep eating and sleep terrors.

It’s more than a sex dream. Sexsomnia, or sleep sex, is a rare but real sleep disorder that causes people to engage in sexual behaviors including dirty talk, masturbating and sex all while asleep.

These sleep terrors usually begin after age 18 months and disappear by age 6. If your child has night terrors, it's important to talk to family members and assure them the episodes are not harmful.