Neuropsychiatric complications in diabetes mellitus
Authors:
Jana Švantnerová; Michal Minár
Authors‘ workplace:
II. neurologická klinika LF UK a UNB, Nemocnica akad. L. Dérera, Bratislava
Published in:
Forum Diab 2018; 7(3): 153-160
Category:
Review Article
Overview
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease with constantly increasing prevalence. In addition to the well known micro and macrovascular complications, patients with diabetes can develop also neuropsychiatric complications. Fear of hypoglycemia, depression and anxiety disorders have an unpleasant impact on the course of disease itself as well as on the other parts of patients´ lives. Therefore it is necessary to search for these kinds of complications and to be able to treat them correctly.
Key words:
anxiety disorders, depression, diabetes mellitus, fear of hypoglycemia
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