CPAP May Improve PTSD in Veterans With Sleep Apnea
February 24, 2017 | Laura Stiles, Assistant Editor | PsychiatryAdvisor.com Researchers have found that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms improved in veterans with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who were treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Ali A. El-Solh, MD, MPH, from the VA Western New York Healthcare System in Buffalo, New York and the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo, and colleagues conducted a prospective cohort study that included 47 veterans with PTSD and OSA. The following tests were administered at baseline and at 3 months after CPAP therapy: the Epworth Sleepiness Scale …
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