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To evaluate the prevalence of depression in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and assess the effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment on depressive symptoms.

December 8, 2013Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and TuberculosisOpen Access

Effect of CPAP on depressive symptoms in OSA

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SESamy S. El-DahdouhMenoufia University MEMahmoud M. El-HabashyInstitute of Archeology and Ethnography MEMohamed El-BahyArtificial Intelligence in Medicine (Canada)

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Prospective study demonstrates significant reductions in depressive symptoms in adults with obstructive sleep apnea, highlighting therapeutic benefits of continuous positive airway pressure.

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To evaluate the prevalence of depression in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and assess the effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment on depressive symptoms.
Assessed 30 patients (mean age 55 years) using overnight polysomnography, general examinations, and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale.
Evaluated depression before and 2 months after CPAP therapy using the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and SCID for DSM-IV.
At baseline, 16 patients had HDRS scores above the cutoff of 10, and 10 patients (33.3%) fulfilled DSM-IV criteria for major depressive disorder via SCID.
Two months of CPAP therapy significantly improved depressive symptoms, decreasing BDI scores from 18.6 ± 9.2 to 9.4 ± 10.1 (p < 0.01) and HRSD scores from 14.1 ± 8.5 to 7.9 ± 7.2 (p < 0.01).

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El-Dahdouh et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a12eacc83732aa7db9e8e20 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcdt.2013.11.009

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Prospective study demonstrates significant reductions in depressive symptoms in adults with obstructive sleep apnea, highlighting therapeutic benefits of continuous positive airway pressure.

Effect of CPAP on depressive symptoms in OSA

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Effect of CPAP on depressive symptoms in OSA

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