O.S.A.

Over the course of the study, people with O.S.A. were nearly three times as likely to be diagnosed with depression, and almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with anxiety as those in the control group.

Obstructive sleep apnea, or O.S.A., is a sleep-related breathing disorder that has been linked to many other conditions, including cardiovascular disease, asthma exacerbation, glaucoma, erectile dysfunction and neurocognitive problems.

Women with O.S.A. were more likely than men to develop a mood disorder.

Still, they write, “studies that investigate O.S.A. management and the risk of developing affective disorders may yield strategies for effective prevention and intervention practices.”

Called Colonel B in court, the officer had testified against two left-wing journalists charged under the British O.S.A. with receiving unauthorized information.