NECESITATEA SUPORTULUI PSIHOLOGIC ÎN CAZUL PACIENŢILOR DIAGNOSTICAŢI CU DIABET
Journal Title: Revista de Psihologie - Year 2019, Vol 65, Issue 1
Abstract
Diabetes is a chronic disease with a major impact on patients' lives and, sometimes, even on the lives of their close ones. Due to its particularities, it often brings along psychological difficulties that can significantly interfere with the patients’ personal, professional, social and family functioning. In fact, depressive symptoms and emotional distress are common in these patients and have negative effects not only on the quality of patients’ lives but also on the quality of diabetes control behaviours. Although the psychological problems associated with diabetes can be successfully managed in collaboration with a clinical psychologist or psychotherapist, few patients with diabetes get psychological help. This article seeks to emphasize the need to include psychologists in the multidisciplinary teams caring for patients with diabetes, and to encourage further efforts to understand better and tackle the treatment gap for psychological problems in these patients. In this regard, we will define diabetes within the biopsychosocial framework. Hence, as a basis for grasping the connection between the biological and the psychological components of diabetes, we will explain the physiological mechanisms behind the disease. Also, we will review the personal and interpersonal difficulties that these patients experience from the moment they receive the diagnosis. Moreover, we will assert the utility of psychological interventions in an evidence based manner. Removing the barriers in the way of getting psychological help for patients with diabetes is just as important as finding the best interventions to help them face the medical and psychosocial challenges associated with this disease.
Authors and Affiliations
DIANA PAULA DUDĂU, LAURENŢIU MITROFAN
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