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Stress Sampler I: psychosocial adjustment and psychiatric and physical comorbidity in diabetes mellitus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2014

J Reddy ,
L Wedgwood ,
J Siegel ,
T Showyin ,
A Finch ,
K Baikie ,
G Parker ,
P Schofield ,
P Mitchell  and
K Wilhelm
J Reddy
Affiliation:
St Vincent's Hospital School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales
L Wedgwood
Affiliation:
The Black Dog Institute, Sydney, Australia
J Siegel
Affiliation:
The Black Dog Institute, Sydney, Australia
T Showyin
Affiliation:
The Black Dog Institute, Sydney, Australia
A Finch
Affiliation:
The Black Dog Institute, Sydney, Australia
K Baikie
Affiliation:
The Black Dog Institute, Sydney, Australia
G Parker
Affiliation:
The Black Dog Institute, Sydney, Australia
P Schofield
Affiliation:
Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Sydney, Australia
P Mitchell
Affiliation:
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales
K Wilhelm
Affiliation:
St Vincent's Hospital The Black Dog Institute, Sydney, Australia
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Type
Abstracts from ‘Brainwaves’— The Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research Annual Meeting 2006, 6–8 December, Sydney, Australia
Information
Acta Neuropsychiatrica , Volume 18 , Issue 6 , December 2006 , pp. 305
Copyright
Copyright © 2006 Blackwell Munksgaard

Background:

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic illness that causes significant psychological and physical morbidity. The psychological needs of patients with diabetes mellitus are often undetected and neglected. This paper describes preliminary data from the Stress Sampler Study designed to trial brief psychological interventions to improve psychological and physical health among patients with type I and type II diabetes mellitus. We describe psychosocial adjustment specific to diabetes mellitus and its association with psychiatric and physical comorbidity.

Methods:

The Stress Sampler Study, commenced in July 2006, has been recruiting patients presenting to a hospital-based specialist diabetes clinic. Patients are administered the Patient Health Questionnaire, the Problem Areas in Diabetes Survey, SF-12 (physical and psychological self-report of functioning) and a clinical interview by a qualified psychiatrist as part of baseline assessment.

Results:

We present preliminary data from the first 100 patients examining the usefulness of a specific diabetes-related measure of psychosocial adjustment and its association with psychiatric diagnosis and physical comorbidity.

Conclusions:

These findings will contribute to the identification of specific psychological needs and problem areas among patients with diabetes. Knowledge of specific needs will greatly assist clinicians and researchers in the process of development of specific psychological interventions for patients with diabetes mellitus.