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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825456903321

Titolo

Depression and diabetes / / editors, Wayne Katon, Mario Maj, Norman Sartorius

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley, 2010

ISBN

1-119-95747-8

1-282-72880-6

9786612728808

0-470-66730-3

0-470-66729-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 p.)

Collana

World Psychiatric Association ; ; v.13

Classificazione

44.91

Altri autori (Persone)

KatonWayne

MajMario <1953->

SartoriusN

Disciplina

616.4/6206

Soggetti

Diabetes - Treatment

Diabetes - Psychological aspects

Depression, Mental - Treatment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Depression and Diabetes; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; 1: The Epidemiology of Depression and Diabetes; 2: Unraveling the Pathogenesis of the Depression-Diabetes Link; 3: Medical Costs of Depression and Diabetes; 4: Treatment of Depression in Patients with Diabetes: Efficacy, Effectiveness and Maintenance Trials, and New Service Models; 5: Diabetes and Depression: Management in Ordinary Clinical Conditions; 6: Depression and Diabetes: Sociodemographic and Cultural Aspects and Public Health Implications; Acknowledgement; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of the multiple interrelationships between depression and various physical diseases. The WPA is providing an update of currently available evidence on these interrelationships by the publication of three books, dealing with the comorbidity of depression with diabetes, heart disease and cancer.



Depression is a frequent and serious comorbid condition in diabetes, which adversely affects quality of life and the long-term prognosis. Co-occurrent depression presents peculiar clinical challenges, making both conditions harder to manage. Depr