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. 2014 Oct;24(10):770-1.
doi: 10.2014/JCPSP.770771.

Depression among patients with type-II diabetes mellitus

Mohammad Akmal Khan  1 , Sayed Mohammad Sultan  1 , Rubina Nazli  2 , Tasleem Akhtar  3 , Mudasar Ahmad Khan  4 , Nabila Sher  5 , Hina Aslam  5
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Depression among patients with type-II diabetes mellitus

Mohammad Akmal Khan et al. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2014 Oct.

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the frequency of depression among patients with type-II diabetes mellitus in Peshawar at Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, from March to September 2010. Depression was assessed by using Beck Depressive Inventory-II (BDI-II). Out of 140 patients with type-II diabetes, 85 (61%) were women and 55 (39%) were men. Mean age was 45±7.45 years. Eighty four (60%) patients presented with severe depression. Depression was higher in females than males and widows. Depression was high in diabetic patients, especially in females and widows. It is of essence that psychiatric attention may be necessary to be incorporated in diabetes care both for prevention and treatment.

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