Efficacy of Depression Management in an Integrated Psychiatric-Diabetes Education Clinic for Comorbid Depression and Diabetes Mellitus Types 1 and 2

摘要

Objectives: Patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) are 2 times as predisposed to developing mood disorders, such as major depressive disorder (MDD), compared with patients without diabetes. Management of comorbid MDD and DM remains a challenge because patients often suffer from poor medication compliance, lifestyle factors and refractory depression. Integration of psychiatric care into diabetes education clinics (DECs) has been suggested as an effective method of managing the comorbid conditions. As this strategy is being implemented into clinical care, its effectiveness in practice warrants further research.