Open AccessEffects of antidepressants on glucose metabolism and diabetes mellitus type 2 in adults
Author(s) -
Michael Deuschle
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
current opinion in psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.66
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1473-6578
pISSN - 0951-7367
DOI - 10.1097/yco.0b013e32835a4206
Subject(s) - glycemic , tricyclic , antidepressant , type 2 diabetes mellitus , medicine , reuptake inhibitor , diabetes mellitus , depression (economics) , glucose homeostasis , type 2 diabetes , endocrinology , carbohydrate metabolism , psychiatry , pharmacology , insulin resistance , macroeconomics , hippocampus , economics
Depression and diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) are frequently comorbid conditions. It is of considerable clinical significance to avoid metabolic risks in nondiabetic depressed patients and to consider effects on glucose regulation in depressed DM2 patients. This review is an overview on antidepressant treatment and its potential metabolic risks.