title: Frequency of depression and anxiety in patients attending a diabetes clinic.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Depression is very common among people with type-2 diabetes and is associated with poor treatment compliance and outcome. This study was done to see the frequency of depression in patients with established type-2 diabetes attending a diabetes clinic in a tertiary care hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and ten patients with chronic type-2 diabetes were included in this cross sectional study, excluding type-1 diabetics, patients with severe co-morbid illness with type-2 diabetes and patients with some psychiatric illness. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale was used to assess depression and anxiety in these patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Almost 50% of patients were found to have anxiety and depression in our study. Female gender, lack of education and housewives were found to be ffected'more -hile duration of diabetes, treatment and control of diabetes have little effect on anxiety and depression in patients with chronic type-2 diabetes patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a high incidence of depression and anxiety in patients with chronic type-2 diabetes and clinicians must screen regularly for better care of these patients.
authors: Nadia
authors: N
authors: Azad
authors: Murtaza
authors: M
authors: Gondal
authors: Nadeem
authors: N
authors: Abbas
authors: Afshan
authors: A
authors: Shahid
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000523:psychology*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence