title: The association between diabetes and depression.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the frequency of depression among Saudi patients, and to correlate between the presence of depression and type of diabetes.
  
  
  METHODS
  The research approach was descriptive with a convenient subject of 100 male and female patients (27 subjects with Type 1 diabetes, 29 subjects with Type 2 diabetes, and 44 subjects with gestational diabetes) from March to June 2014 at Al-Solimania Primary Health Care Center, Al-Olaya, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Patients were interviewed individually using an interview questionnaire sheet formulated by researchers to assess lifestyle items, and Beck depression inventory was used to screen for depression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-seven percent of those suffering from Type 1 diabetes, and 37.9% of subjects with Type 2 diabetes were diagnosed with depression, while only 13.6% of subjects with gestational diabetes were diagnosed with depression. The results also showed that more than half of the study subjects do not comply with either glucose check, or diet regimen.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study revealed that there is an association between diabetes and depression although the correlation between depression and diabetes is not significant, while there is significant relation with changes in body image. Patients with diabetes should be screened for depression, provided referral to appropriate social services and psychosocial support, and involvement of mental health professions when needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Psychiatric Nursing, College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail. egemeay@ksu.edu.sa.
authors.forename: Essmat M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Gemeay
authors.forename: Salma A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Moawed
authors.forename: Essmat A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Mansour
authors.forename: Nagat E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Ebrahiem
authors.forename: Ihab M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Moussa
authors.forename: Wafaa O
authors.initials: WO
authors.lastname: Nadrah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000523:psychology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000523:psychology*; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires