Psychotropic medication prescribing for patients with insomnia comorbid with depressive or anxiety disorders in primary healthcare facilities in Beijing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depressive and anxiety disorders often co-occur with insomnia, creating complex treatment challenges. Although clinical guidelines recommend psychotherapy as first-line treatment for these comorbid conditions, limited access to psychological services in primary healthcare facilities in China often leads to heavy reliance on pharmacological therapy.

Aims

To the appropriateness of psychotropic medications for patients with insomnia comorbid with depressive or anxiety disorders at primary healthcare facilities in China.

Method

This cross-sectional study included patients with documented diagnoses of insomnia comorbid depressive or anxiety disorders in 2022 at all 67 primary healthcare facilities in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. The primary outcome was th

SUBMITTER: Fu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12926887 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature