title: Interactions between diabetes and anxiety and depression: implications for treatment.
abstract: Anxiety or depression may be a risk factor for the development of diabetes. This relationship may occur through a combination of genetic predispositions; epigenetic contingencies; exacerbating conditions such as metabolic syndrome (a precursor to diabetes); and other serious medical conditions. Medications used to treat anxiety and depression have significant side effects, such as weight gain, further increasing the possibility of developing diabetes. These components combine, interact, and reassemble to create a precarious system for persons with, or predisposed to, diabetes. Clinicians must be aware of these interrelationships to adequately treat the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, 300 UCLA Medical Plaza, Room 2330, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6968, USA. Electronic address: abystritsky@mednet.ucla.edu.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bystritsky
authors.affiliation: California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, Los Angeles, CA 91803, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Danial
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, 300 UCLA Medical Plaza, Room 2330, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6968, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kronemyer
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans
keywords: Anxiety; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Cognitive restructuring; Depression; Diabetes