Open AccessA COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW ON DEPRESSION IN DIABETIC PATIENTS
Author(s) -
SREE LEKSHMI. RS -,
P. Shanmugasundaram
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-3891
pISSN - 0974-2441
DOI - 10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i7.18465
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , diabetes mellitus , medicine , incidence (geometry) , epidemiology , disease , management of depression , intensive care medicine , physical therapy , alternative medicine , endocrinology , pathology , physics , optics , economics , macroeconomics
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a frequently experienced metabolic disease with chronic features and involves numerous complications around its course, which causes severe restriction and disability in an individual’s common life. It was stated that the incidence of depression is higher in diabetic patients and that diabetes is one of the risk factors in the development of depression. Depression has been shown to be correlated with poor self-management (adherence to diet and medication, physical exercise, and monitoring of blood glucose levels) and high HbA1C levels. The main intention of this article is to produce a comprehensive review of epidemiological findings, clinical attentions, and management approaches concerning depression in patients with DM.