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. 2020 Mar-Apr;62(2):167-171.
doi: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_46_19. Epub 2020 Mar 17.

Depression and diabetes: An experience from Kashmir

Arshad Hussain  1 , Zaid Ahmad Wani  1 , Hamidullah Shah  1 , Abdul Hamid Zargar  2 , Mushtaq Ahmad Margoob  1 , Waseem Qureshi  3
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Depression and diabetes: An experience from Kashmir

Arshad Hussain et al. Indian J Psychiatry. 2020 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a common chronic metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia. Minimal attention has been paid toward the relationship between diabetes and depression in developing countries such as India, despite a number of studies in developed countries, exploring casual pathway between the two highly prevalent conditions. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and severity of depression among patients of diabetes attending the endocrinology department of a tertiary care hospital of Kashmir.

Methodology: A total of 527 patients having diabetes of ≥6 months with age ranging from 18 years to 60 years were screened for major depressive disorder (MDD) using Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV-based criteria. Severity of depression was assessed by the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale.

Results: Depression was present in 39.65% of patients. Depression was more prevalent in the age group of 29-38 years, in females as compared to males, among literates and government employees. Prevalence of depression among Type 1 diabetic patients was 60%, while as in case of Type 2, it was 37.75%. Depressed patients had higher fasting blood glucose levels as compared to nondepressed diabetic patients.

Conclusion: MDD is inordinately high among adult diabetic patients, and majority of the depressive patients have moderate intensity of MDD.

Keywords: Depression; Kashmir; diabetes; tertiary.

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