This study was performed to find out psychopathological characteristics related with diabetes mellitus(DM) in comparison with known DM patients, newly diagnosed DM patients, normal subjects. These three groups were examined with Beck Depression
Inventory(BDI) & Symptom Check List-90-Revision(SCL-90-R).
@ES The results were as follows:
@EN 1) Known DM patients showed significantly higher cores on BDI, and all subscales of SCL-90-R than normal subjects.
2) The BDI score of known DM patients was simillar with newly diagnosed DM patients while known DM patients showed significant differences in comparison with newly diagnosed DM patients on Depression and Obsession subscale in SCL-90-R.
3) The content of depressive symptoms of known DM patient was similar with that of newly diagnosed DM patients.
4) Newly diagnosed DM patients showed higher tendency on BDI score and Interpersonal sensitivity, Depression, Anxiety, Hostility, Phobic Anxiety subscale score of SCL-90-R than normal subjects.
5) There were no differences in BDI score and all of SCL-90-R subscale score according to prevalence of DM except somatization subscale.
Our study suggests that depression may be predisposed to DM and the man who has high interpersonal sensitivity, anxiety, hostility, phobic anxiety is more susceptible to DM. Futhermore, DM makes worse preivious psychopathology probably. Therefore
in the
management of DM, it is important to treat them according to the aspects of depression and other psychopathological characteristics.
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