Sleep-disordered breathing in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 259-268

  Jaoude, Philippe ^a,b   Vermont, Leah N ^a   Porhomayon, Jahan ^a   El Solh, Ali A ^a,b  

^a VA WESTERN NEW YORK HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Obstructive sleep apnea; Post traumatic stress disorder; Sleep disordered breathing; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

AROUSAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DREAMING; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INSOMNIA; NIGHTMARE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SLEEP PARAMETERS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84926452300     PISSN: 23296933     EISSN: 23256621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201407-299FR     Document Type: Review

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