Sex differences in prevalence and clinical correlates of insomnia in Chinese patients with chronic schizophrenia.

Rongrong ZhuDongmei WangHuixia ZhouWenjia WangShuochi WeiDachun ChenMeihong XiuLi WangXiang-Yang Zhang

Published in: European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience (2022)

This study illustrates that insomnia is more frequent in female than male schizophrenia patients, and that there are differences in the clinical correlates of insomnia by sex, suggesting that sex differences should be considered in prevention and treatment strategies for coexisting insomnia in schizophrenia patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
bipolar disorder
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
sleep quality
prognostic factors
risk factors
patient reported outcomes
depressive symptoms