title: Psychiatric morbidity among diabetic patients: A hospital-based study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The relationship between glucose metabolism and psychiatric illness is under the focus of clinicians for centuries. Depending on the definition used, the prevalence of depression among diabetics ranges from 8.5% to 32.5%, while that for anxiety disorders it is up to 30%.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among diabetic patients using standardized rating scales for depression and anxiety.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred diagnosed patients of diabetes were assessed on the Hamilton rating scale for depression and the Hamilton rating scale for anxiety, who were attending the diabetic clinic. They were assessed on sociodemographic profile, duration of illness, type of treatment, and oral vs insulin, and then the data were analyzed on different domains.
  
  
  RESULTS
  About 84% of the patients had comorbid depression. Females showed a high percentage of depression and anxiety, and the severity level was also higher in the females. Genital symptoms were usually reported by the males, while somatic symptoms were more prevalent in the females.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Rupesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.forename: Preeti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Jyoti
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parminder
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Mishra