title: Psychological assessment and management in diabetes.
abstract: Though the importance of psychological factors in the natural history, and the management of diabetes, cannot be overstated, these factors are sometimes not discussed adequately in current literature. Lack of trained manpower, time, and other resources, tends to detract diabetes care professionals from paying attention to this field. This review discusses simple, practical ways of psychological assessment and psychological management, in a manner relevant not only to Pakistan, but to other resource challenged settings as well. The paper underscores the fact that improvements in our understanding of psychological aspects of diabetes should be considered worthy of inclusion in the column: recent advances in endocrinology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal.
authors.forename: Bharti
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Yatan Pal Singh
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Balhara
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003376:Counseling; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000523:psychology*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006801:Humans; D010154:Pakistan; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012944:Social Support