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FC21: Clinical and therapeutic challenges in Geriatric Depression and Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 November 2024

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Abstract

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Objectives: Health professionals in our setting rarely ask adequately about sleep disorders beyond insomnia in depressive patients. This presentation aims to review the possible clinical situations between geriatric depression (GD) and sleep apnea and hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) and highlight the clinical impact of their adequate detection and treatment.

Methods: Presentation of a sample of 25 older adult patients from the Geriatric Neuropsychiatry Clinic and the Psychogeriatric Section of the Department of Psychiatry of the CEMIC (Buenos Aires, Argentina) with diagnoses of GD and SAHS.

Results: Presentation of different groups of patients with possible relationships in which these two entities interact: a) GD as a risk factor for developing SAHS; b) SAHS as a risk factor for developing GD; c) GD and SAHS as comorbidities; d) GD and SAHS as risk factors for morbidity and mortality for multiple diseases; e) SAHS as a cause of pseudo-resistance to antidepressant treatment in GD; e) GD as a cause of pseudo-resistance to SAHS treatment; f) the treatment of GD as a cause of pseudo-resistance to SAHS treatment; g) the treatment of SAHS as “a cause of” and/or “aggravate” of GD.

Conclusions: Mental health professionals must actively investigate in their older patients the possible relationships between GD and SAHS in order to ensure the diagnosis and appropriate treatments adapted to such clinical situations.

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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of International Psychogeriatric Association