Posttraumatic stress disorder and sleep-disordered breathing: A review of comorbidity research

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue , 2015, Pages 37-45

  Krakow, Barry J ^a,b,c   Ulibarri, Victor A ^a,b   Moore, Bret A ^d,e   McIver, Natalia D ^a,b  

^a Sleep and Human Health Institute   (United States)

^b New Mexico Oncology Hematology Consultants   (United States)

^c Los Alamos Oversight Bureau   (United States)

^d Behavioral Readiness Division Southern Regional Medical Command   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Central sleep apnea; Comorbidity; Complex insomnia; Obstructive sleep apnea; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Sleep disordered breathing; Upper airway resistance syndrome

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSOR; COMORBIDITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SLEEP QUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; THEORY; THERMISTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84944604117     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: 15322955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2014.11.001     Document Type: Review

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