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Psychological Problems in the Families of Japanese Insulin‐Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) Patients
Author(s) -
Takaki Shunichiro,
Issiki Gen,
Ikuno Teruko,
Aono Shigeo,
Kokui Yuko
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1984.tb01842.x
Subject(s) - medicine , metabolic control analysis , diabetes mellitus , insulin , insulin dependent diabetes , pediatrics , endocrinology , disease , autoimmune disease
Emotional stability of insulin‐dependent diabetics is closely related to their metabolic control. We have already presented the psychological features of diabetic children at the 5 th International Beilinson Symposium. These results indicate that psychological problems are usually interactions with the patient's family. Family troubles derived from impaired interrelation are significant. From these points of view, counselling with the family based on a proper understanding of their relationship is absolutely necessary. We have had regular meetings for mothers with diabetic children in our clinic to discuss their psychological troubles. In this study we examined the frequency of poorly controlled patients in our clinic and analyzed the nature of their problems. We further summarized the opinion of family members which had been discussed in the above‐mentioned meeting. Frequency of constantly poorly controlled patient was 8.1% (3/37) in male and 16.3% (8/49) in female. We report on our method' of approach to them.