Psychosocial Factors and Diabetes Mellitus: Evidence-Based Treatment Guidelines

Authors: Petrak, Frank; Herpertz, Stephan; Albus, Christian; Hirsch, Axel; Kulzer, Bernhard; Kruse, Johannes

Source: Current Diabetes Reviews, Volume 1, Number 3, November 2005 , pp. 255-270(16)

Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers

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Abstract:

The aim of this project was to develop evidence-based guidelines regarding psychosocial aspects of diabetes mellitus in an effort to help the clinician bridge the gap between research and practice. Recommendations address the following topics: patient education, behavioural medicine, and psychiatric disorders of particular relevance to diabetes: depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, and dependence on alcohol and nicotine. The present guidelines were developed through an interdisciplinary process of consensus according to the specifications of evidence-based medicine and are recognized by the German Diabetes Association and the German College for Psychosomatic Medicine as their official guidelines.

Keywords: diabetes mellitus; guidelines; psychosocial factors; mental disorders; patient education; behavioural medicine

Document Type: Review article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157339905774574329

Affiliations: 1: Westfalische Klinik Dortmund/Ruhr-Universitat Bochum c/o Schulberg 7, D-65183 Wiesbaden, Germany.

Publication date: 2005-11-01

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