Open AccessPolysomnographic Correlates for the Risk of Relapse in Detoxified Opiate-Misuse Patients
Author(s) -
Ahmed Rady,
Jaidaa Mekky,
Tarek Moulokheya,
Ahmed Elsheshai
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
neuropsychiatric disease and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2021
pISSN - 1176-6328
DOI - 10.2147/ndt.s284337
Subject(s) - medicine , detoxification (alternative medicine) , polysomnography , abstinence , psychiatry , excessive daytime sleepiness , substance abuse , sleep disorder , insomnia , apnea , alternative medicine , pathology
Substance abuse is a complex issue requiring multi-disciplinary management. Protracted abstinence syndrome leads to persistent discomfort even after detoxification lasting months, resulting in poor sleep duration and quality. Despite being a major contributor to relapse and sleep disturbances, no objective assessment procedures to monitor sleep after the detoxification have been reported. The study aims to assess sleep structure after detoxification via polysomnography and psychometrically assess sleep over the next 6 months in abstinent and relapsing patients.