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DSM-IV: Breathing-Related Sleep Disorder

This Dyssomnia is diagnosed when breathingproblems are judged to be the cause of insomnia or daytimesleepiness.

Diagnostic criteria for 780.57 (780.59 before 10.01.2005) Breathing-Related Sleep Disorder

A. Sleep disruption, leading to excessive sleepiness or insomnia, that is judged to be due to a sleep-related breathing condition (e.g. obstructive or central sleep apnea syndrome or central alveolar hypoventilation syndrome).

B. The disturbance is not better accounted for by another mental disorder and is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g. a drug of abuse, a medication) or another general medical condition (other than a breathing-related disorder).
Coding note: Also code sleep-related breathing disorder on Axis III.

Based on the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition APA

Also: sleep apnea, central alveolarhypoventilation

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The online Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders lists most of the major psychological disorders and illnesses and lists the criteria that must be fulfilled in order for a diagnosis to be made. This resource is not a substitute for proper professional psychiatric diagnosis.