Epidemiology Of Depression & Diabetes: A Systematic Review
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This systematic review was created as a source document to better inform clinical practice of the coexistence of depression and diabetes.
The authors found that there was significantly increased prevalence of depression among patients with diabetes, with almost a 4-fold increase in risk of depression in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) compared with healthy-control participants.
In addition to general risk factors for depression, risk factors specific to patients with diabetes include persistent poor glycemic control, presence of late or …