The Bidirectional Relationship between Diabetes and Depression: A Literature Review.

ABSTRACT: Diabetes is a major public health problem worldwide. Depression is a serious mental condition that decreases mental and physical functioning and reduces the quality of life. Several lines of evidence suggest a bidirectional relationship between diabetes and depression: diabetes patients are twice as likely to experience depression than nondiabetic individuals. In contrast, depression increases the risk of diabetes and interferes with its daily self-management. Diabetes patients with depression have poor glycemic control, reduced quality of life, and an increased risk of diabetes complications, consequently having an increased mortality rate. Conflicting evidence exists on the potential role of factors that may account for or modulate the relationship between diabetes and depression. Theref

SUBMITTER: Alzoubi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5975983 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature