Reactions to stressful experiences Introduction The response to stressful events Classification of reactions to stressful events Acute stress reaction and acute stress disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder Response to special kinds…
Ethics and civil law Introduction General issues Ethical problems in psychiatric practice Confidentiality Consent to treatment The Mental Health Act Some aspects of civil law Introduction This chapter is concerned…
Signs and symptoms of psychiatric disorders Introduction General issues Descriptions of symptoms and signs Introduction Psychiatrists require two distinct capacities. One is the capacity to collect clinical data objectively and…
Fig. 1 Overnight polysomnograms of two separate OSA patients. (a) Trunk supine position-dependent OSA: the apneas are primarily related to the position of the trunk. (b) Clusters of apnea are…
Fig. 1 Recommendations of the current Dutch guideline Patients with severe OSA are recommended to be treated with CPAP, whilst in moderate OSA, MAD or surgery can be considered as…
NPP 2. PP PP 3. PP NPP 4. NPP PP This categorization will be used in the present study. The aim of the present work was…
•Central sleep apnea with Cheyne-Stokes breathing •Central apnea due to a medical disorder without Cheyne-Stokes breathing •Central sleep apnea due to high altitude periodic breathing •Central sleep apnea due to…
Fig. 1 The Sleep Position Trainer. Used with permission from the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC, Darien, IL, USA [31] Statistical Analysis Changes in parameters before and after treatment were…
Fig. 1 (a, b) The middle part (ring structure) of the apparatus shown consists of a small vibrating motor (like the one used in cell phones) and a position sensor….
Fig. 1 Subject wearing the sleep position trainer Results Thirty-one patients were enrolled ((27 males); mean age 48.1 ± 11.0 years; mean body mass index 27.0 ± 3.7 kg m−2). The compliance rate was…
