Developing a successful treatment for co-morbid insomnia and sleep apnoea

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 33, Issue , 2017, Pages 28-38

  Sweetman, Alexander M ^a,c   Lack, Leon C ^a,c   Catcheside, Peter G ^a,b   Antic, Nick A ^a,b   Chai Coetzer, Ching Li ^a,b   Smith, Simon S ^d   Douglas, James A ^e   McEvoy, R Doug ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^e THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apnoea; Cognitive behaviour therapy; Continuous positive airway pressure; Insomnia; Obstructive sleep apnoea; Secondary insomnia; Sleep disordered breathing; Treatment

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; COMORBID INSOMNIAAND SLEEP APNEA; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SLEEP PARAMETERS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; PROCEDURES;

COMORBIDITY; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 85029312615     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: 15322955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2016.04.004     Document Type: Review

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