The missing piece: The clinical translation of precision diabetes medicine requires precision mental health care: A call to action from the international PsychoSocial Aspects of Diabetes (PSAD) Study Group

François Pouwer^{1

2

3

4}, Katharine Barnard-Kelly⁵, Bryan Richard Cleal⁶, Debbie Cooke^{7

8}, Mary de Groot⁹, Sonya Deschênes¹⁰, Dominic Ehrmann^{11

12}, Anthony Fernandez^{13

14}, Lisbeth Frostholm^{15

16}, David Hopkins¹⁷, Norbert Hermanns^{11

12}, Richard I G Holt^{18

19}, Marjolein Memelink Iversen^{20

21}, Thomas Kubiak²², Christina Maar Andersen², Briana Mezuk²³, Giesje Nefs^{24

25

26

27}, Susanne S Pedersen^{1

28}, Miranda Schram^{29

30

31}, Frank Snoek³, Uffe Søholm^{32

33}, Timothy C Skinner³², Søren Skovlund³⁴, Marietta Stadler^{35

36}, Ragnhild B Strandberg²⁰, Sarah Bro Trasmundi^{37

38}, Michael Vallis³⁹, Kirsty Winkley⁴⁰, Per Winterdijk²⁶, Maartje de Wit³, Natalie Zaremba^{25

41}, Jane Speight^{1

4

32

33}; international PsychoSocial Aspects of Diabetes (PSAD) Study Group

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
² Steno Diabetes Center Odense (SDCO), Odense, Denmark.
³ Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁴ School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
⁵ Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
⁶ Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
⁷ Atlantis Health Ltd UK, London, UK.
⁸ Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
⁹ Indiana University School of Medicine, Bloomington, USA.
¹⁰ School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
¹¹ Research Institute Diabetes Academy Mergentheim (FIDAM), Bad Mergentheim, Germany.
¹² Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany.
¹³ Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
¹⁴ Danish Institute for Advanced Study, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
¹⁵ Research Clinic for Functional Disorders and Psychosomatics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
¹⁶ Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
¹⁷ Department of Diabetic Medicine, King's College Hospital National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, UK.
¹⁸ Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, UK.
¹⁹ Southampton National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
²⁰ Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway.
²¹ Centre on Patient Reported Data, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
²² Health Psychology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
²³ Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
²⁴ Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Center of Research on Psychological Disorders and Somatic Diseases (CoRPS), Tilburg, The Netherlands.
²⁵ Department of Medical Psychology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
²⁶ Diabeter, Center for Pediatric & Adult Diabetes Care and Research, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
²⁷ Diabeter Centrum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
²⁸ Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
²⁹ Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands.
³⁰ School for Cardiovascular Diseases, CARIM, and School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, MHENS, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
³¹ Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
³² The Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes (ACBRD), Diabetes Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
³³ Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
³⁴ Patient Engagement, Patient-Centered Research Science, London, UK.
³⁵ King's Diabetes Centre, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
³⁶ Diabetes, Endocrinology and Obesity Institute, King's Health Partners, Guy's Hospital London, London, UK.
³⁷ Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
³⁸ Department of Culture & Language, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
³⁹ Department of Family Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
⁴⁰ Care in Long-Term Conditions Research Division, King's College London, London, UK.
⁴¹ Department of Diabetes, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK.

PMID: 39797628
PMCID: PMC12006567
DOI: 10.1111/dme.15514

The missing piece: The clinical translation of precision diabetes medicine requires precision mental health care: A call to action from the international PsychoSocial Aspects of Diabetes (PSAD) Study Group

François Pouwer et al. Diabet Med. 2025 May.

. 2025 May;42(5):e15514.

doi: 10.1111/dme.15514. Epub 2025 Jan 11.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
² Steno Diabetes Center Odense (SDCO), Odense, Denmark.
³ Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁴ School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
⁵ Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
⁶ Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
⁷ Atlantis Health Ltd UK, London, UK.
⁸ Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
⁹ Indiana University School of Medicine, Bloomington, USA.
¹⁰ School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
¹¹ Research Institute Diabetes Academy Mergentheim (FIDAM), Bad Mergentheim, Germany.
¹² Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany.
¹³ Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
¹⁴ Danish Institute for Advanced Study, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
¹⁵ Research Clinic for Functional Disorders and Psychosomatics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
¹⁶ Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
¹⁷ Department of Diabetic Medicine, King's College Hospital National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, UK.
¹⁸ Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, UK.
¹⁹ Southampton National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
²⁰ Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway.
²¹ Centre on Patient Reported Data, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
²² Health Psychology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
²³ Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
²⁴ Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Center of Research on Psychological Disorders and Somatic Diseases (CoRPS), Tilburg, The Netherlands.
²⁵ Department of Medical Psychology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
²⁶ Diabeter, Center for Pediatric & Adult Diabetes Care and Research, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
²⁷ Diabeter Centrum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
²⁸ Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
²⁹ Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands.
³⁰ School for Cardiovascular Diseases, CARIM, and School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, MHENS, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
³¹ Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
³² The Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes (ACBRD), Diabetes Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
³³ Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
³⁴ Patient Engagement, Patient-Centered Research Science, London, UK.
³⁵ King's Diabetes Centre, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
³⁶ Diabetes, Endocrinology and Obesity Institute, King's Health Partners, Guy's Hospital London, London, UK.
³⁷ Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
³⁸ Department of Culture & Language, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
³⁹ Department of Family Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
⁴⁰ Care in Long-Term Conditions Research Division, King's College London, London, UK.
⁴¹ Department of Diabetes, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK.

PMID: 39797628
PMCID: PMC12006567
DOI: 10.1111/dme.15514

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Keywords: diabetes; mental health.

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The missing piece: The clinical translation of precision diabetes medicine requires precision mental health care: A call to action from the international PsychoSocial Aspects of Diabetes (PSAD) Study Group

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