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Continuous Positive Airways Pressure Treatment in a Patient with Sleep Apnea—Hypopnea Syndrome and Coexisting Bipolar Disorder

Georgia Trakada, MD, Pashalis Steiropoulos, MD, and Demosthenes Bouros, MD, FCCP
Psychopharmacology Bulletin 41(2): 89-92, 2008/07/28; https://doi.org/10.64719/pb.4320

Abstract

We present a case of a 43-year-old woman with bipolar disorder who was diagnosed with sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome (SAHS). After 10 days of treatment with continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP) during sleep, the patient presented a mood switch from depression to mania and was admitted to the hospital. Withdrawal of CPAP and appropriate therapy controlled the episode.

Keywords

bipolar disorder, continuous positive airways pressure, sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome

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Georgia Trakada, MD, Pashalis Steiropoulos, MD, and Demosthenes Bouros, MD, FCCP. Continuous Positive Airways Pressure Treatment in a Patient with Sleep Apnea—Hypopnea Syndrome and Coexisting Bipolar Disorder. Psychopharmacology Bulletin. 2008/07/28; 41(2):89-92. https://doi.org/10.64719/pb.4320