title: [Psychiatric and psychological complications in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome].
abstract: It is estimated, that symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) affect 2 to 4% of the middle-aged population and their prevalence increases with age (over 50% people aged 65 and older suffer from OSAS). Among risk factors of OSAS we can distinguish: the male sex, race, overweight and obesity, thyroid hypofunction, age and alcohol abuse. Obstructive sleep apnea results in the absence (apnea) or reduction (hypopnea) of airflow lasting at least 10 s despite normal respiratory exertion. The apnea and hypopnea result in decreased oxygen saturation levels in the blood (hypoxemia). A number of consequences of OSAS can appear including: disruption of the sleep cycle, fragmentation of the sleep cycle, sleepiness, fatigue, headaches, cognitive impairments, irritability and mood disturbance, the higher risk of accidents at work and car accidents, the decrease of the quality of life and the higher risk of cardiovascular diseases. Besides various psychiatric and psychological complications presented in this review can occur in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Psychiatrii Dorosłych Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Łodzi.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gałecki
authors.forename: Antoni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Florkowski
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zboralski
authors.forename: Tadeusz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pietras
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szemraj
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Talarowska
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000453:epidemiology; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology