Mental Health

Barbara J. Anderson, PhD, CDE and Abigail K. Mansfield Marcaccio, PhD The week’s excerpt answers the following questions: What is "Miscarried Helping"? What are the steps in preventing "Miscarried Helping"? How can you foster an open provider-patient relationship? What are the steps to preventing diabetes "burnout"? How can primary care …

Barbara J. Anderson, PhD, CDE and Abigail K. Mansfield Marcaccio, PhD This week’s excerpt answers the following questions:  How do you screen patients for psychological issues at diagnosis of diabetes? When can you use the terms "a touch of sugar" and "borderline diabetes"? How important is it to address misconceptions …

Is there an association between antipsychotic use in children and adolescents, and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes?….

Relatives of patients with schizophrenia are at higher risk of developing diabetes….

  Women who take antipsychotic medications while pregnant may have an increased risk of developing diabetes…. 

Edited by Frank J. Snoek and T. Chas Skinner Diabetes in Older Adults   Physical disability Diabetes is also associated with greater risks of disabilities related to mobility and daily tasks among older adults.58,59

Edited by Frank J. Snoek and T. Chas Skinner Diabetes in Older Adults   Microvascular complications The specific microvascular complications of diabetes may be less prominent in type 2 diabetes than in type 1 but they still provide cause for concern.

Edited by Frank J. Snoek and T. Chas Skinner Diabetes in Older Adults 4.3 Symptoms and their Representation Because the symptoms of diabetes in older adults are often slow to develop, less severe and longer lasting, and because they appear against a more complex background of somatic sensations, older persons …

Edited by Frank J. Snoek and T. Chas Skinner Diabetes in Older Adults 4.1 Introduction  Diabetes mellitus is a common metabolic disorder affecting older adults.

Edited by Frank J. Snoek and T. Chas Skinner Psychological Issues in the Management of Diabetes and Pregnancy 3.1 Introduction Pregnancy has a significant impact on most women with diabetes mellitus.