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Sleep Apnea and Psychological Functioning in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Eva Libman

SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, Concordia University, & McGill University, Montreal, Canada, eva.libman{at}mcgill.ca

Laura Creti

SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada

Marcel Baltzan

Mount Sinai Hospital & McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Dorrie Rizzo

SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada

Catherine S. Fichten

SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, Dawson College, & McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Sally Bailes

SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada

Objectives were to explore: (1) whether sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) should be considered a chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) comorbidity, rather than a diagnostic exclusion criterion; and (2) to compare sleep/wake/ psychopathology in individuals with CFS, controls and another illness. Participants (CFS, SAHS, controls) completed questionnaires and were evaluated for SAHS; 68 percent were subsequently diagnosed with SAHS. CFS participants with and without SAHS did not differ. Both clinical groups were less well adjusted than controls. We conclude that SAHS should not be an exclusion criterion for CFS and that psychological problems in CFS seem a consequence of coping with illness.

Key Words: chronic fatigue syndrome • psychological adjustment • sleep apnea

Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 14, No. 8, 1251-1267 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1359105309344895
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