DSM-IV: Parasomnias
[Sleep] disorder of arousal, partial arousal, or sleep stage transition. It represents an episodic disorder in sleep (such as sleepwalking) rather than a disorder of sleep or wakefulness per se. May be induced or exacerbated by sleep; not a dyssomnia.*
They include the following specific disorders: Nightmare Disorder | REM sleep behavior disorder | Sleep Terror Disorder | Sleepwalking Disorder
Also: sleep-wake transition disorder
American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 1994
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*Reprinted with permission from: Culebras, Antonio Clinical Handbook of Sleep Disorders Hardcover © 1996 Butterworth-Heinemann