title: [Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome as the cause of atypical depression].
abstract: Sleep apnoea is a common disorder presenting with somatic comorbidities and psychiatric symptoms. This case report describes a 43-year-old man with an organic depressive disorder due to obstructive sleep apnoea. Initially, an atypical depressive episode or schizophrenic residual syndrome had been considered likely diagnoses; subsequent polysomnography results, however, suggested obstructive sleep apnoea instead. Upon nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP), the respiratory distress symptoms improved. The case report highlights the association between sleep disturbances and depressive symptoms. In patients presenting with symptoms of atypical depression and excess body weight sleep apnoea should be considered.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie II, Universität Ulm. fabian.lang@uni-ulm.de
authors.forename: F U
authors.initials: FU
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hösch
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Seibert
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Klug
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Köppler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jäger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020912:Moclobemide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D050177:Overweight / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D017286:Polysomnography; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D020912:Moclobemide