Depression increases mortality risk in older adults with diabetes, according to a new study from University of Washington.
Depression increases mortality risk in older adults with diabetes, according to a new study from University of Washington.
According to the researchers, older adults with both diabetes and depression are 36 percent to 38 percent greater risk of dying from any cause
Depression - Types, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Depression is one of the most common mental disorders affecting approximately 340 million people in the world. No one is immune from depression - it occurs in people of all social classes, all countries and all cultural settings.
Depression is one of the most common mental disorders affecting approximately 340 million people in the world. No one is immune from depression - it occurs in people of all social classes, all countries and all cultural settings.
They were surveyed at the start of the study with a health assessment questionnaire. Evidence of depression among members of the group came from physician diagnosis, patient reports of having a prescription for an antidepressant in the year before the survey, or patient answers to a brief screening test.
For the next two years, the research team recorded the death and cause of death of participants through bi-monthly checks of Medicare claims and eligibility files, or from phone calls with the participants' families.
A total of 12.1 percent of participants who had both disorders died during that period. Among those without depression, 10.4 percent died.
The study led by Dr. Wayne Katon, professor of psychiatry and behavioural sciences at the University of Washington (UW), also found that the patients who had been treated with one or more antidepressant medications in the year before the study had a 24 percent increased risk of mortality, compared to non-depressed participants.
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