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Plasma glucose monitoring in psychiatric inpatients with primary affective disorder
Author(s) -
Kelbrick Marlene,
Picchioni Marco
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.263
Subject(s) - diabetes mellitus , medicine , audit , psychiatry , plasma glucose , emergency medicine , endocrinology , management , economics
People with affective disorders are at increased risk of diabetes mellitus; however, glucose monitoring practices vary widely in mental health settings across the UK. Here, Drs Kelbrick and Picchioni describe their audit to identify patients with a primary affective disorder and co‐morbid diabetes admitted to a Northamptonshire acute inpatient unit and to establish the level of compliance with local and national guidelines regarding plasma glucose and diabetes monitoring.