comorbidity of depression and diabetes in a nutshell抑郁症和糖尿病的合并症简而言之.pdfVIP

Psychology 2012. Vol.3, Special Issue, 787-794 Published Online September 2012 in SciRes (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/psych) /10.4236/psych.2012.329119 Comorbidity of Depression and Diabetes: In a Nutshell 1 1,2* 1 Anisha Heeramun-Aubeeluck , Zheng Lu , Yanli Luo 1Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Shanghai, China 2Department of Adult Psychiatry, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai, China * Email: luzheng@ Received June 2nd st nd , 2012; revised July 1 , 2012; accepted August 2 , 2012 Depression and diabetes mellitus (DM) have existed since ages. Yet, the etiologies of both diseases are unclear till date. However, the effects resulting from these diseases are well documented. Comorbidity of both disorders leads to increase disability and mortality rates. Besides presenting the epidemiological status of depression in DM, this review aims to highlight the different hypotheses governing the associa- tion of depression in DM and summarize the current trend in detection and management of depression. A high index of suspicion is required to detect depression in diabetic patients. There seems to be higher prevale