Treatment of OSA with CPAP Is Associated with Improvement in PTSD Symptoms among Veterans | Zendy

Jeremy E. Orr | Zendy; Carolina Smales | Zendy; Thomas H. Alexander | Zendy; Carl Stepnowsky | Zendy; Giora Pillar | Zendy; Atul Malhotra | Zendy; Kathleen Sarmiento | Zendy

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Treatment of OSA with CPAP Is Associated with Improvement in PTSD Symptoms among Veterans

Author(s) -

Jeremy E. Orr,

Carolina Smales,

Thomas H. Alexander,

Carl Stepnowsky,

Giora Pillar,

Atul Malhotra,

Kathleen Sarmiento

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

journal of clinical sleep medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1550-9397

pISSN - 1550-9389

DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.6388

Subject(s) - medicine , continuous positive airway pressure , obstructive sleep apnea , psychiatry , sleep (system call) , clinical psychology , computer science , operating system

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common among veterans of the military, with sleep disturbance as a hallmark manifestation. A growing body of research has suggested a link between obstructive sleep apnea and PTSD, potentially due to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) related sleep disruption, or via other mechanisms. We examined the hypothesis that treatment of OSA with positive airway pressure would reduce PTSD symptoms over 6 months.

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