Psychiatric morbidity in young adults with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
Psychiatric disorder and sub-threshold psychological distress were more common in 113 young men and women with insulin-dependent diabetes living in a defined area than in comparable general population samples. Twelve per cent of men and 19% of women were classified by the PSE as psychiatric 'cases'. Forty per cent of women and 47% of men reported at least one major social problem; effects of diabetes on everyday activities were common. There were associations between medical and social variables. The clinical implications are discussed.
Mayou
R
R
University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford.
Peveler
R
R
Davies
B
B
Mann
J
J
Fairburn
C
C
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012803:Sick Role; D012917:Social Adjustment