This is a systematic review from 2017. [1] 54 studies were included. Meta-analysis showed that diabetes significantly increases the risk of suicide (RR = 1.56; 95%CI 1.29-1.89; P < 0.001). Subgroup analysis showed that the RR of suicide associated with type 1 diabetes was 2.25 (95%CI 1.50-3.38; P < 0.001). The pooled incidence rate of…
This is a Danish study based on registry results. [1] Among 4,725 children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes identified, 1,035 were diagnosed with at least one psychiatric disorder. High average HbA1c levels during the first 2 years after diagnosis predicted higher risk of psychiatric diagnoses. Patients with psychiatric comorbidity had higher HbA1c levels (0.22%…
This is a meta-analysis that was published in 2001. [1] A total of 42 eligible studies were identified; 20 (48%) included a nondiabetic comparison group. In the controlled studies, the odds of depression in the diabetic group were twice that of the nondiabetic comparison group (OR 5 2.0, 95% CI 1.8 –2.2) and did not…
