Open AccessAcute Psychosis and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Should Screening Guidelines Be Revised?
Author(s) -
Leah K. Bauer,
Lawson R. Wulsin,
G Guadagno
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
primary care companion to cns disorders/the primary care companion for cns disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 2155-7772
pISSN - 2155-7780
DOI - 10.4088/pcc.10br01006
Subject(s) - psychosis , diabetes mellitus , medicine , type 2 diabetes , psychiatry , acute psychosis , type 1 diabetes , pediatrics , endocrinology
Although psychosis increases the risk for developing type 2 diabetes, the temporal relationship between the onset of psychosis and the onset of diabetes has not been studied. We present 6 cases of acute psychosis, which led to the new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes during inpatient psychiatric admission within days to weeks of the psychotic episode. The implications of these findings and the efficacy of current diabetes screening guidelines are discussed.