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- Title
Surgical Treatment of the Sleep Apnea Syndrome Reduces Associated Major Depression.
- Authors
Dahlof, P.; Ejnell, H.; Hallstrom, T.; Hedner, J.
- Abstract
Prior small and retrospective studies have indicated that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) disease-related psychiatric morbidity might be reversed by correcting the sleep-related breathing disorder. To evaluate the effect of surgical intervention (uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, UPPP) on associated psychiatric morbidity we prospectively evaluated a large cohort (n = 53) of OSA patients before and after UPPP. Surgical intervention resulted in a significant reduction of depressive disorder (p < .001) in parallel with improvement of the sleep disorder. Our results show that sleep disturbance and reduced daytime alertness may be at least one of the factors behind depressive symptoms in OSA.
- Subjects
SLEEP apnea syndrome treatment; MENTAL depression
- Publication
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2000, Vol 7, Issue 1, p73
- ISSN
1070-5503
- Publication type
Article