Screening for Depression and Other Psychological Problems in Diabetes A Practical Guide /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lloyd, Cathy E. (Editor), Pouwer, Frans. (Editor), Hermanns, Norbert. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Diabetes.; Endocrinology.; Psychiatry.; Medicine & Public Health.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-751-8

Current epidemiological evidence suggests that at least one third of people with diabetes suffer from clinically relevant depressive disorders which often go unrecognized and untreated. �Research also shows that people with depressive disorders have an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. F...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Why and when should we screen for depression and other psychological problems?
• 2. Disentangling Clinical Depression from Diabetes-Specific Distress: Making Sense of the Mess Weve Made
• 3. Key concepts in screening for depression in people with diabetes
• 4. Cultural applicability of screening tools for measuring symptoms of depression
• 5.�Top Ten Screening Tools for measuring depression in people with diabetes
• 6. Measuring depression in children and young people
• 7. Screening for depression in older people
• 8. Screening for depression in people with diabetes in primary care
• 9. Screening in Secondary care
• 10. Measuring and assessing depression in people with diabetes: implications for clinical practice.