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Article: Sleep Apnea, Depression Linked in Stanford Study.
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- November 6, 2003
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STANFORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2003
People with depression are five times more likely to have a breathing-related sleep disorder than non-depressed people, according to a study at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The study is the first to show a link between depression and sleep apnea along with its related disorders.
Although it remains unclear how the conditions are linked, Maurice Ohayon, MD, PhD, said his study should encourage physicians to test depressed patients for this type of sleep disorder.
"Physicians who see people with depression shouldn't stop at the first ...