Moderating effect of sleep quality on the association between hospital anxiety and quality of life in patients with mild to moderate dementia; A cross-sectional study
Abstract
Introduction Sleep related sexual behaviors or sexsomnias are unconscious behavioral activities that occur during sleep (e.g. parasomnias). Behaviors could range from sexual vocalizations, orgasms, sexualized movements, masturbation, or full sexual intercourse with a subsequent amnesia. Early epidemiological studies showed a prevalence of 7.1%, with a male predominance. While intended as a rare condition, leads to important physical and psychological consequences for both the patient and their bed partner. For our knowledge this is the first case of sexsomnia reported in Portugal. Objectives To report the clinical and psychosocial impact of a Sexsomnia case in a young woman which was misdiagnosed with depression. Methods Patient´s clinical files consultation and literature review using Pubmedâ and the keywords: sexsomnia. Results A 18-year-old female referred to a psychiatric consultation to be assessed and treated from a diagnostic of depressive disorder. This was a young woman with a previous history of sleepwalking during childhood, with no recurrent episodes since adolescence. A familiar positive history for sleepwalking was confirmed (mother). She reported the beginning of her sleep related sexual behavior six months before the consultation, conflicting with the moment in which she started pharmacological therapy for Chron Disease, diagnosed at that time. After she slept with her boyfriend, she was told by him about the recurrence of masturbatory activity during sleep.…
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