Frequency of depression among patients with Type-I diabetes in a developing country, Pakistan

Authors

  • Musarrat Riaz Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Baqai Medical University, Karachi
  • Nazish Imran Department of Child and Family, King Edward Medical University, Lahore – Pakistan.
  • Asher Fawwad Department of Research, Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Baqai Medical University, Karachi – Pakistan
  • Abdul Basit Department of Medicine, Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Baqai Medical University, Karachi – Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13911

Keywords:

Type-I diabetes, depression, Center for Epidemiologic Studies- Depression (CES-D).

Abstract

Objective: To determine the frequency of depressive symptoms among young people with Type-I diabetes.

Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted at Baqai Institute of Diabetology & Endocrinology, Karachi, Pakistan from February to December 2015. All People aged between 12-20 years with Type-I diabetes for at least 1 year attending the OPD were included in the study. Information about participants

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Published

2017-12-19

How to Cite

Riaz, M., Imran, N., Fawwad, A., & Basit, A. (2017). Frequency of depression among patients with Type-I diabetes in a developing country, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 33(6). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13911

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 6 (2017): November – December 2017

Section

Original Articles