• Comment  America's Surprising Sleepwalking Problem  Nearly a
third of adults say they've sleepwalked; linked to depression,
alcohol abuse, insomnia  May 14, 2012 RSS Feed Print  Ever wake
up in the shower and wonder how you got there or been tracked
down by your spouse as you're watering the plants in your sleep?
You're not alone: Nearly a third of American adults have
sleepwalked at least once in their lives, and about 3.6 percent
of adults—about 8.5 million Americans—sleepwalk at least once a
year, according to a new study by researchers at Stanford
University.  That's a much higher number than previous
estimates, says Maurice Ohayon, lead author of the report. A
study 10 years ago of European populations found that about 2
percent of adults sleepwalk per year.  [13 Reasons Not to Skimp
on Sleep]  "To put that in perspective, think of a disorder
everyone knows—narcolepsy. The prevalence of that is about .04
percent," he says. "I think not enough people are aware of the
risks of sleepwalking."  Those risks