Comorbid sleep apnea, post-traumatic stress disorder, and insomnia: underlying mechanisms and treatment implications—a commentary on El Solh et al.’s Impact of low arousal threshold on treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder

Douglas M. Wallace; Alexander Sweetman

doi:10.1007/s11325-020-02107-z

Comorbid sleep apnea, post-traumatic stress disorder, and insomnia: underlying mechanisms and treatment implications—a commentary on El Solh et al.’s Impact of low arousal threshold on treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder

Douglas M. Wallace, Alexander Sweetman

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Abstract

The recognition of bidirectional relationships between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among active military service members and US veterans continues to grow. The prevalence of PTSD may be as high as 25% among recently deployed military personnel while the incidence of OSA has shown a 6-fold increase in recent years. Encountering service members presenting with co-occurring symptoms of OSA and PTSD is commonplace in sleep clinics and can pose unique diagnostic and treatment challenges. Importantly, untreated OSA may worsen some PTSD symptoms (i.e., nightmares, insomnia) and may increase the risk for suicidal ideation...

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	605-607
Number of pages	3
Journal	Sleep and Breathing
Volume	25
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-020-02107-z
Publication status	Published - Jun 2021

Keywords

sleep apnea
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
insomnia
Suicide behaviors

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Wallace, D. M., & Sweetman, A. (2021). Comorbid sleep apnea, post-traumatic stress disorder, and insomnia: underlying mechanisms and treatment implications—a commentary on El Solh et al.’s Impact of low arousal threshold on treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder. Sleep and Breathing, 25(2), 605-607. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-020-02107-z

Wallace, Douglas M. ; Sweetman, Alexander. / Comorbid sleep apnea, post-traumatic stress disorder, and insomnia : underlying mechanisms and treatment implications—a commentary on El Solh et al.’s Impact of low arousal threshold on treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder. In: Sleep and Breathing. 2021 ; Vol. 25, No. 2. pp. 605-607.

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Comorbid sleep apnea, post-traumatic stress disorder, and insomnia : underlying mechanisms and treatment implications—a commentary on El Solh et al.’s Impact of low arousal threshold on treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder. / Wallace, Douglas M.; Sweetman, Alexander.

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Wallace DM, Sweetman A. Comorbid sleep apnea, post-traumatic stress disorder, and insomnia: underlying mechanisms and treatment implications—a commentary on El Solh et al.’s Impact of low arousal threshold on treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder. Sleep and Breathing. 2021 Jun;25(2):605-607. doi: 10.1007/s11325-020-02107-z

Comorbid sleep apnea, post-traumatic stress disorder, and insomnia: underlying mechanisms and treatment implications—a commentary on El Solh et al.’s Impact of low arousal threshold on treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder

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