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2008 Clinical Practice Guidelines - Canadian Diabetes Association

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SCREENING<br />

All individuals with diabetes and their families should be regularly<br />

screened for symptoms of psychological and social distress<br />

(2,20). Healthcare professionals should actively explore<br />

psychological factors by asking empathetic but frank openended<br />

questions about stress, social support, unhealthy selfcare<br />

behaviours, health beliefs about risk of complications,<br />

treatment efficacy and the degree of interference with normal<br />

functioning (37). People with diabetes should be<br />

screened for depression and anxiety regularly, either through<br />

direct queries (e.g. “During the past month, have you often<br />

been bothered by feeling down, depressed, or hopeless?” and<br />

“During the past month, have you often been bothered by little<br />

interest or pleasure in doing things?”) (38), or with a standardized<br />

questionnaire (e.g. Beck Depression Inventory [39],<br />

the Problem Areas in <strong>Diabetes</strong> scale [37], the Child Health<br />

Questionnaire [CHQ] [40], Behaviour Assessment System for<br />

Children [BASC] [40]).<br />

INTERVENTIONS<br />

Preventive psychological interventions should be incorporated<br />

into all primary care and self-management education<br />

interventions to enhance adaptation to diabetes and reduce<br />

stress. Educational and psychological interventions often<br />

share a theoretical basis around increasing readiness to<br />

change and self-efficacy (41,42).<br />

Effective interventions for children and adults include<br />

psychosocial support, feedback and reinforcement (20,43-<br />

45); coping skills training (46); cognitive-behavioural therapy<br />

(CBT) (47); and family behaviour therapy (48).<br />

Approaches that increase patient participation in decisionmaking<br />

regarding care and education have been shown to be<br />

more effective than a “do as I say” approach in enhancing<br />

psychological adjustment to diabetes, and potentially preventing<br />

psychological distress (49-51).<br />

For those with suboptimal self-care or significant psychological<br />

symptoms, focused interventions using CBT or<br />

family behaviour therapy need to be considered (43,52).<br />

These issues should be addressed using psychosocial services<br />

within diabetes teams or resources in the community. In<br />

pediatric populations, intensive case management with psychoeducation<br />

may be required (43,52). In-home, multisystemic<br />

therapy can be used to reduce diabetes-related stress<br />

(53), improve glycemic control and reduce inpatient admissions<br />

for adolescents with poor glycemic control (2,54).<br />

Antidepressant medication (55) and CBT have each been<br />

shown to be specifically effective in treating depression in<br />

adults with diabetes (56). Risk of significant weight gain<br />

during extended use of selective serotonin reuptake<br />

inhibitor antidepressants may be greater for paroxetine<br />

(57); sertraline or fluoxetine may be preferred in this<br />

weight-sensitive population.<br />

RECOMMENDATIONS<br />

1. Individuals with diabetes should be regularly screened<br />

for subclinical psychological distress and psychiatric disorders<br />

(e.g. depressive and anxiety disorders) by interview<br />

[Grade D, Consensus] or with a standardized<br />

questionnaire [Grade B, Level 2 (39)].<br />

2. Patients diagnosed with depression, anxiety or eating<br />

disorders should be referred to mental health professionals<br />

who are either part of the diabetes team or are<br />

in the community [Grade D, Consensus].Those diagnosed<br />

with depression should be offered treatment with CBT<br />

[Grade B, Level 2 (56)] and/or antidepressant medication<br />

[Grade A, Level 1A (55)].<br />

3. Multidisciplinary team members with required expertise<br />

should offer CBT-based techniques, such as stress management<br />

strategies and coping skills training [Grade A, Level<br />

1A for type 2 diabetes (42); Grade B, Level 2, for type 1 diabetes<br />

(46)], family behaviour therapy [Grade B, Level 2<br />

(48,53)] and case management [Grade B, Level 2 (43,53)]<br />

to improve glycemic control and/or psychological outcomes<br />

in individuals with suboptimal self-care behaviours,<br />

suboptimal glycemic control and/or psychological distress.<br />

OTHER RELEVANT GUIDELINES<br />

Organization of <strong>Diabetes</strong> Care, p. S20<br />

Self-management Education, p.S25<br />

Type 1 <strong>Diabetes</strong> in Children and Adolescents, p. S150<br />

Type 2 <strong>Diabetes</strong> in Children and Adolescents, p. S162<br />

REFERENCES<br />

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therapies in diabetes. Report of the Psychosocial Therapies<br />

Working Group. <strong>Diabetes</strong> Care. 2001;24:1286-1292.<br />

2. Wysocki T, Buckloh LM, Lochrie AS, et al. The psychologic<br />

context of pediatric diabetes. Pediatr Clinic North Am. 2005;52:<br />

1755-1778.<br />

3. Kovacs M, Goldston D, Obrosky DS, et al. Psychiatric disorders<br />

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4. Landolt MA,Vollrath, Laimbacher J, et al. Prospective study of<br />

posttraumatic stress disorder in parents of children with newly<br />

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5. Grey M, Cameron ME, Lipman TH, et al. Psychosocial status<br />

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<strong>Diabetes</strong> Care. 1995;18:1330-1336.<br />

6. Jacobson AM, Hauser ST, Lavori P, et al. Family environment<br />

and glycemic control: a four-year prospective study of children<br />

and adolescents with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.<br />

Psychosom Med. 1994;56:401-409.<br />

7. Lloyd CE, Dyer PH, Lancashire RJ, et al. <strong>Association</strong> between<br />

stress and glycemic control in adults with type 1 (insulindependent)<br />

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8. Seiffge-Krenke I, Stemmler M. Coping with everyday stress<br />

S83<br />

MANAGEMENT

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