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Depression in Young Patients With Diabetes

Why regular screening and referral is needed

Publish date:: November 2, 2015

Depressive symptoms are more frequent than diagnosed depression in youths with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, according to results from the Children’s Depression Inventory 2 Self-Report completed by 600 young people with diabetes.

Patients were between 10 and 17 years of age; 261 had type 1 diabetes and 339 had type 2 diabetes.

Among the findings:

• Depression symptoms were seen in 13% of type 1 and 22% of type 2 diabetes patients.

• Of these, only 4% of type 1 and 9% of type 2 diabetes were treated for depression within the prior 12 months.

• Depressive symptoms were associated with lower family income and obesity in type 1 diabetes patients.

Investigators noted the need for regular depression screening and referral for young people with diabetes.

Citation: Silverstein J, Cheng P, Ruedy K, et al. Depressive symptoms in youth with type 1 or type 2 diabetes: Results of the Pediatric Diabetes Consortium Screening Assessment of Depression in Diabetes Study. J Am Board Fam Med. 2015; October 12, 2015. doi:10.2337/dc15-0982.

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