Short-term training increases diagnostic and treatment rate for insomnia in general practice.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of short-term training of general practitioners (GPs) on their diagnosis and treatment of chronic insomnia.

Methods: A three-step randomized control group design was used: After baseline evaluation (T1) a group of 9 GPs underwent a training of half a day, while 7 GPs served as a control group. The diagnostic and therapeutic handling of insomnia patients was reevaluated under obligatory use of a structured diagnostic questionnaire (T2) and under optional use of it (T3).