Depression and diabetes in India: perspectives and recommendations.

Diabetic Medicine : a Journal of the British Diabetic Association
Emily MendenhallDorairaj Prabhakaran

Abstract

As diabetes prevalence shifts from affluent to lower-income groups in India, focus on depression in diabetes will become essential. This paper describes four perspectives through which depression and diabetes should be understood in the Indian context. We consider (1) how rapid socio-economic and demographic changes contribute to increased co-occurring diabetes and depression; (2) how social, cultural and economic factors in the Indian context contribute to depression and therefore play an important role in diabetes care; (3) biological and behavioural pathways between depression and diabetes; and (4) the role of health systems in depression, diabetes and their overlap. We conclude with recommendations for future research and policy on this topic in India.

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Nov 1, 2012·Social Science & Medicine·Emily MendenhallDorairaj Prabhakaran
May 10, 2020·Indian Journal of Psychiatry·Arshad HussainWaseem Qureshi

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