DSM-IV-TR Diagnosis
The DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria for sleep terror disorder requires recurrent periods where the individual abruptly wakes from sleeping with a scream (criterion A), the individual experiences intense fear and symptoms of autonomic arousal (see autonomic nervous system) such as increased heart rate, heavy breathing, and increased perspiration, (criterion B), the individual cannot be soothed or comforted during the episode (criterion C), the individual is unable to remember details of the dream or details of the episode (criterion D), the occurrence of the sleep terror episode causes clinically significant distress or impairment in the individual's functioning (criterion E), and the disturbance is not due to the effects of a substance or general medical condition (criterion F).
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