title: Treatment outcome of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in a patient with schizophrenia: case report.
abstract: A case of a patient with comorbid schizophrenia and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) who was treated with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) is presented. This treatment led to significant improvement of schizophrenic and depressive symptoms, with only a partial, albeit not trivial, effect on his cognitive functioning. These encouraging results of treatment of OSAS in schizophrenia with nCPAP suggest the need for further and more systematic investigation of sleep and its disorders in psychotic patients.
authors.affiliation: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Stavros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boufidis
authors.forename: Mary H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kosmidis
authors.forename: Vasilis P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Bozikas
authors.forename: Efi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Daskalopoulou-Vlahoyianni
authors.forename: Stergios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pitsavas
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karavatos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications*; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome