Psychodiagnostic Investigation between Diabetes and Depression: There Is a Correlation.

ABSTRACT

In this study, with a psychodiagnostic survey, we wanted to evaluate the possible presence of depressive symptoms in patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. The sample of 106 type 2 diabetic patients consisted of three groups. Group A of 80 patients interviewed in 2017 at the Olbia clinic, group A-1 (a subgroup of A), of 41 patients with a follow-up after 5 years from the first examination in 2017 and group B of 26 new type 2 diabetic patients examined for the first time in 2022. All subject underwent an interview and and have completed the following validated questionnaires Questionnaire for Mood Disorders (MDQ), Hamilton Psychiatric Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D), Montgomery-Asberg Scale for Depression (MADRS), Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAR -S) and Clinical Global Impression (CGI). The objective of the follow-up was to evaluate the possible emotional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the research is to evaluate the correlation between any depressive symptoms and diabetes.