A Comparative Study of Psychiatric Morbidity in Diabetis Mellitus with Poor and Fair Control Status.
Journal Title: The Odisha Journal of Psychiatry - Year 2014, Vol 21, Issue 1
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus, also known as simply diabetes, is a group of metabolic diseases in which there are high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period. This high blood sugar produces the symptoms of frequent urination, increased thirst and increased hunger. Untreated Diabetes can cause many complications. Acute complications include diabetic ketoacidosis and nonketotic hyperosmolar coma. Serious long-term complications include heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, foot ulcers and damage to the eyes. There are two main types of diabetes mellitus:Type 1 diabetes mellitus and Type 2 diabetes mellitus . This condition can cause some psychological problems with in the individual, i.e. Anxiety, depression, sleep awake cycle disturbances, lack of interest in involvement of activities ultimately leaday to loss of DALYS and imparment of quality of life. In most of the cases this part has been ignored by the physicians as well as by the family members.The present study is conducted to study the psychiatric morbidity in patients diagnosed as diabetes mellitus.
Authors and Affiliations
Sukanti Chand, Prof (Dr) G C Kar, Prof (Dr) S P Swain
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP415180
- DOI -
- Views 153
- Downloads 0
A Study on impact of Obesity and Gender on Self-Esteem of Adolescents.
Obesity is a leading preventable cause of death worldwide. With around 1000 people dying per week from obesity related problems, paying attention to the literal meaning, symptoms, causes, impact, prevention and treatment...
ACUTE &TRANSIENT PSYCHOSIS: AN OVERVIEW
Acute psychosis has been described for more than a century. The occurrence of a non-organic, non-affective psychosis, which has an acute onset and is short lasting in course, has always been a problem in traditional clas...
Mental Health Service Utilization And Upgrading Services: A Retrospective Statistical Review.
Mental health care facility forms a cornerstone of service provision to community. Many barriers causes under utilization of mental health care facility. We in our study studied one of such barriers. We studied impact of...
Supernatural beliefs towards severe mental illness prevailing among tea garden tribal population of Assam
Background: Magico-religious beliefs and superstitions play a decisive role in the socio religious Life of tea garden tribal population of Assam. Aim: To assess the Supernatural beliefs towards mental illness preva...
Sex education in intellectually disabled adolescents
The sexual development of adolescents with intellectual disabilities is a turning point of their lifeand it affects their sense of well-being and identity. Cognitive impairments make them vulnerable and increas...