Night terrors are characterized by bouts of screaming, thrashing and panicking in one's sleep. They can be caused by lack of sleep stress, or PTSD.

Nightmares are bad enough, but night terrors can be even scarier. Here's how they differ and ways to treat both. Joshua Cox-Steib is a sociologist and freelance writer. He lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, ...

WASHINGTON — Iraq War veteran Adrian Anthony’s regimen of anti-psychotics and anti-depressants to ease his hallucinations, depression and night terrors have been adjusted a half-dozen times in two ...

I don’t remember the first time I screamed in my sleep. Like most people who suffer with night terrors, I woke up after that first incident without any memory of what happened. Unlike most people, ...

Parasomnias are a fascinating group of clinical disorders associated with undesirable physical and mental phenomena that occur predominantly during sleep. They include sleepwalking (somnambulism), ...

Non-rapid eye movement (NREM) parasomnias involve disordered sleep-related behaviors that occur during the first few hours of sleep. Common treatment options typically include medication and ...

Ever had one of those nights where you wake up in a cold sweat, heart racing, and you’re not entirely sure if what just happened was a nightmare or something worse? Nightmares and night terrors often ...

Reviewed by Wayne Fleisig, Ph.D. If your child is experiencing night terrors, it’s understandable if you immediately want to jump into fix-it mode. There’s nothing more heartbreaking than seeing your ...