Abstract

ESCOBAR-CORDOBA, Franklin  and  ECHEVERRY-CHABUR, Jorge. Psychiatric implications of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). rev.fac.med. [online]. 2017, vol.65, suppl.1, pp.51-53. ISSN 0120-0011.  https://doi.org/10.15446/revfacmed.v65n1Sup.59542.

Sleep apnea is a syndrome that affects multiple systems and produces varied symptoms. This article reviews the most frequent psychiatric illnesses associated with this condition, as well as the need for an adequate diagnosis and an interdisciplinary treatment. The most common entity observed in patients with sleep apnea is depression, probably caused by sleep fragmentation, which alters the production of neurotransmitters in the brain. Anxiety is the second most common entity, perhaps, due to the release of catecholamines at night. Other symptoms associated with sleep apnea can be found, and should be reviewed and improved with appropriate treatment; addressing such symptoms could also improve the quality of life of patients, since attention, concentration and memory would increase or decrease irritability and other symptoms.

Keywords : Sleep Apnea Syndromes; Disease; Diagnosis; Therapeutics (MeSH).

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