Clinical application of antidepressants in the treatment of insomnia symptoms

Abstract

Insomnia is one of the common complaints among all clinical departments. In recent years, some studies have demonstrated that insomnia symptoms can be improved or treated by some antidepressants. Based on literature search both at home and abroad, this paper summarized the effect of various antidepressants with different pharmacological properties on sleep, and the progress of clinical application of antidepressants in treating insomnia according to the classification of antidepressant drugs. doi：10.3969/j.issn.1672-6731.2013.11.012

Keywords

• Sleep initiation and maintenance disorders
• Antidepressive agents
• Review