Psychiatry

People More Likely to Eat Fruits within Reach

A new study says that greater visibility of fruit increases their intake, but the same does not hold true for vegetables. Researchers tested a total of 96 college students by placing apple slices and carrot cuts in either clear or opaque bowls on a...

Nonsupportive Families Linked to Poor Adherance and Glycemic Control

Diabetes patients with nonsupportive family members are less adherent to their diabetes medication regimen and have worse glycemic control.... 

Belief in Self Linked to Better Diabetes Control

Belief in yourself and your own skills may help to improve your diabetes management. A recent study found that people who had high self-efficacy had better control of their diabetes. Self-efficacy is the belief and confidence in a person's own ab...

Misperception of Weight Is Key Barrier to Weight Loss

Misconception about one's weight is an important barrier to weight loss in obese people, a new study has revealed. "This misperception is important because the first step in dealing with a weight problem is knowing that you have one," Margarita...

Autism Linked to Mom's Diabetes

Mothers who are obese or who have diabetes appear to be more likely to have children with neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism.... 

Fasting Blood Glucose Predicts Depression in Nondiabetics

Fasting blood glucose may be a biomarker of depression in elderly patients....

Medicare to Cover Obesity Prevention Services

Under the new benefit, Medicare beneficiaries are eligible to receive free obesity screenings, and individuals identified as obese (BMI of 30 kg/m2 or greater) are also eligible for free obesity counseling in primary care settings. The counseling...

Patients Perceive Ice Cream and Cookies as Healthy Snacks

Consumers' perceptions of what constitutes a healthy snack are subjective, but even so, 86% of shoppers consider fresh fruit a healthy snack, and 73% believe raw vegetables are a healthy snack, according to a recent consumer survey by Mintel, a...

Psychology in Diabetes Care, 2nd Ed: Diabetes in Children, Part 6

Edited by Frank J. Snoek and T. Chas Skinner Diabetes in School-aged Children

Antipsychotics Linked to Childhood Diabetes

Diabetes may be substantially more likely for children taking second-generation atypical antipsychotics....

Editor's Note: "Schiff base" and AGEs

Some of you may remember the term "Schiff base" from your days in the chemistry lab, but do you have any idea what this compound has to do with diabetes? When it comes to advanced glycation end products (AGEs), a Schiff base is what...

Psychology in Diabetes Care, 2nd Ed: Diabetes in Children, Part 5

Edited by Frank J. Snoek and T. Chas Skinner Diabetes in School-aged Children

Psychology in Diabetes Care, 2nd Ed: Diabetes in Children, Part 4

Edited by Frank J. Snoek and T. Chas Skinner Treatment Issues for Children Under 6 Years of Age

Psychology in Diabetes Care, 2nd Ed, Part 3: Diabetes In Children

Edited by Frank J. Snoek and T. Chas Skinner Diabetes in Toddlers and Pre-Schoolers

Antidepressant Use by Type 1's Associated with Increased Mortality Rates in Women

Individuals with diabetes have increased mortality rates compared with the general population. In patients with type 2 diabetes, depression further contributes to the increased mortality....

Psychology in Diabetes Care, 2nd Ed, Part 2: Diabetes in Children

Edited by Frank J. Snoek and T. Chas Skinner Introduction to Diabetes in Children 

Depressed Diabetes Patients Have High Risk for MI

Patients with depression or diabetes have an increased risk of MI, but the risk is even higher in patients with both conditions, according to a new study....

Major Depression Linked to Higher Risk for Heart Attack, Stroke in Diabetes

Depression affects up to one-fourth of adults with diabetes and has been linked to increased mortality in older diabetes patients. This study examined its association with deaths caused by heart attacks and strokes (cardiovascular disease)....

Antipsychotic Drugs and Insulin Resistance in Children

Antipsychotic drugs are often given to children to treat a variety of mental health and behavioral concerns. However, treating children (ages 6-18) with many of these drugs often leads to significant weight gain. These drugs are known to increase...

Diabetes Drug Victoza Could Combat Dementia

Dr. Christian Holscher and his University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK, team have already found the drug can enhance brain cell growth and protect memory formation in mice, as well as reducing levels of amyloid -- a hallmark protein in...

Young Diabetes Patients Using Oral Antidiabetics and Insulin at Higher Risk of Depression

The risk of depression among patients with diabetes varies depending on age and type of diabetes according to new research. The study investigated the risk of depression according to diabetes treatment, sex and age in the Norwegian population using...

Combining Paxil and Pravachol Can Raise Blood Sugar

Combining two drugs commonly prescribed to treat depression and lower cholesterol can raise blood sugar to potentially harmful levels, according to a study released this week that was based partly on a search of computerized...

Managing Clinical Problems in Diabetes, Case Study #5: Mrs. AV

Edited by Trisha Dunning AM, RN, MEd, PhD, CDE, FRCNA and Glenn Ward MBBS, BSc, DPhil (Oxon), FRACP, FRCPath

Exercise Harder and Improve Your Mood

Mood improves more after vigorous exercise, researchers find. Vigorous exercise offers more of a mood boost than less strenuous exercise, a new study finds. Researchers compared 11 sedentary people who did moderate and high-intensity exercise....

Treating Diabetes Can Lower Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

Treating high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and other vascular risk factors may help lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease in people who already show signs of declining thinking skills or memory problems....

Diabetes Tied to Higher Parkinson's Disease Risk

People with diabetes may have a slightly increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease....

Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Memory Loss in Older People

Older people with larger waistlines, high blood pressure and other risk factors that make up metabolic syndrome may be at a higher risk for memory loss....

A1c, Fasting Glucose and Future Risk of Elevated Depressive Symptoms

New data suggest that poor glucose metabolism and diabetes are risk factors for future depression in older adults....

Diabetes Impacts Spouses of Those with Diabetes

Older patients with diabetes who are not dealing well with the disease are likely to have symptoms of depression, and spouses of older patients also suffer distress related to diabetes and its management....

Diabetes + Depression Increases Risk of Dying from Heart Disease

Depression and diabetes appear to be associated with a significantly increased risk of death from heart disease and risk of death from all causes over a six-year period for women....

Team-Based Approach Benefits Patients with Depression and Diabetes, Heart Disease

Many people have multiple common chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, complicating healthcare needs....

Women with Both Diabetes and Depression at Higher Risk of Dying from Heart Disease, Other Causes

Women with Both Diabetes and Depression at Higher Risk of Dying from Heart Disease, Other Causes: Compared with women who did not have either condition, those with depression had a 44% increased risk of death, those with diabetes had a 35%...

Long-Term Antidepressant Use May Increase Type 2 Risk

When people at risk for Type 2 diabetes use antidepressants long term they may be more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes, although metformin may protect against this....

Albuminuria Predicts Cognitive Decline Independent of Kidney Function

Albuminuria and an eGFR below 60 mL/min per 1.73 m2 are independent predictors of the risk for cognitive decline with albuminuria the stronger predictor of the two....

Tricyclic Antidepressants Linked to 35% Increase in Heart Disease Risk

Research that followed nearly 15,000 people has shown that a class of older generation antidepressants is linked to an increased risk of CVD....

Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders in Children with Type 2 Diabetes

Psychiatric disorders, particularly depression, have been previously correlated with diabetes....

Depression, Diabetes Linked in Women

The link between diabetes and depression in women runs both ways....

Diabetes Gene Linked to Degeneration of Enzyme Involved in Alzheimer's

Researchers have found that a gene associated with the onset of Type 2 diabetes also is found at lower-than-normal levels in people with Alzheimer's disease....

Identification of a Gene Linked to Both Alzheimer's Disease and Type 2 Diabetes

A research team has identified the mechanism behind a single gene linked to the causes of both Alzheimer's disease and Type 2 diabetes. A gene for a protein called SorCS1, which can cause Type 2 diabetes, impacts the accumulation of...

How People Cope Linked to Healing

According to new research, people suffering from diabetes-related foot ulcers show different rates of healing according to the way they cope and their psychological state of mind....

Dementia Can Differ in Those with and without Diabetes

Vascular disease, which affects blood flow in brain vessels, appears to be a common cause of dementia in some people with diabetes, new study findings suggest....  

Diabetes Linked to Schizophrenia

Diabetes Linked to Schizophrenia: Glitches in insulin function -- characteristic in diabetes and obesity -- could directly contribute to psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia, according to researchers. Vanderbilt University Medical Center...

Diabetes Linked to Schizophrenia

Glitches in insulin function-characteristic in diabetes and obesity could directly contribute to psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia, according to researchers....

Greater Chocolate Consumption Associated with Higher Depression Scores

Individuals who screen positive for possible depression appear to consume more chocolate than those not screening positive for depression, according to a report....

Diabetes and the Risk of Dementia

Diabetes increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia and the risk is stronger when diabetes occurs at mid-life than in late life according to university researchers in Sweden....

More Info on Depression Linked to Increased Risk of Diabetes

Non-severe, persistent, and untreated depression may lead to the development of diabetes in people older than 55 years, according to results from a 5-year longitudinal study....

Depression Doubles Risk for Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Major depression doubles the risk of incident diabetic foot ulcers, according to the results of a large, prospective, population-based cohort study...... 

DIABETES & DEPRESSION: Letter from a Reader: Focusing on “The Can’ts”

In my last article, “Recognizing & Approaching Depression”, I promised to provide suggestions you could make to patients struggling with depression. I will do that in my next article. For now however, I’d like to answer an email sent to Diabetes in...