Awakening to the dangers of obstructive sleep apnea
Current Psychiatry. 2014 February;13(2):58-61, 64-65
February 4, 2014|Current Psychiatry
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OSA, as well as other sleep disorders, often co-exists with mental illness. Optimal care involves treating the 2 problems concurrently.
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The authors report no financial relationships with any company whose products are mentioned in this article or with manufacturers of competing products.
Acknowledgment
Dr. Muhammad Awais Aftab, psychiatry resident at Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar, and Umair Amin, final year MBBS student at King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan, assisted with development of the manuscript of this article.
