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Evidence from the past decades strongly suggests that diabetes and depression are associated. Approximately 10–15 % of patients with diabetes meet criteria for comorbid depression. This study is designed to assess the level of depression among type 2 diabetic patients without any complications and type 2 diabetic patients who developed more than two complications due to diabetes. A total of 204 (M:F 138:66) subjects were included in this cross-sectional study. Levels of depressive symptoms were measured using the centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale (CED-D). Considering degree of depression, 74.3 vs. 97.1 % of male had moderate depression (λ 2 = 12.6, p < 0.0001). In female group, 84.4 vs. 97.1 % of them had moderate depression (λ 2 = 1.96, p = 0.162). There was no statistical significant difference noted among gender (p = 0.371). People with diabetes have mild/moderate depressive symptoms which can be better said as “Diabetic distress rather depression” irrespective of the presence of diabetic complications. The role of a psychologist here is more on education, reorienting and reconciliation.
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Shaji, S., Elayaraja, B., Kumpatla, S. et al. Assessment of depression among type 2 diabetic patients with complications and without complications. Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries 35, 310–313 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13410-014-0265-0
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