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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Diabetes requires constant self-care, which may lead to chronic stress and depression for some patients. Behavior therapy may lead to better self-care, ease depression and improve blood sugar control.
New research shows that cognitive behavioral therapy may help diabetes patients handle their self-care and depressive symptoms.
Cognitive behavioral therapy is a form of treatment that focuses on assessing the relationships between thoughts, feelings and behavior.
Steven Safren, PhD, director of Behavioral Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, along with fellow scientists, observed 87 patients who had uncontrolled type 2 diabetes and depression.
Past studies have found that 15 to 20 percent of diabetes patients deal with major depression.
http://www.dailyrx.com/diabetes-pat...-therapy-may-improve-self-care-and-depression
New research shows that cognitive behavioral therapy may help diabetes patients handle their self-care and depressive symptoms.
Cognitive behavioral therapy is a form of treatment that focuses on assessing the relationships between thoughts, feelings and behavior.
Steven Safren, PhD, director of Behavioral Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, along with fellow scientists, observed 87 patients who had uncontrolled type 2 diabetes and depression.
Past studies have found that 15 to 20 percent of diabetes patients deal with major depression.
http://www.dailyrx.com/diabetes-pat...-therapy-may-improve-self-care-and-depression