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Psychiatric disorders and diabetes mellitus
- Editors:
- LLORENTE Maria D., MALPHURS Julie E., (eds)
- Publisher:
- Informa Healthcare
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 249p.
- Place of publication:
- Abingdon
Diabetes mellitus is a disease that affects millions of people and their families worldwide, and is increasingly recognized to be a growing public health problem among industrialized nations. Diabetes has been associated with a variety of co-occurring conditions, including cardiovascular disease, elevated lipid serum levels, and more recently, a variety of psychiatric disorders. In addition to this, the disease has also been linked with the pharmacologic treatment of psychiatric disorders. As a result, mental health professionals working in a variety of settings will increasingly encounter patients who have co-occurring psychiatric disorders and diabetes mellitus. Responding to this, this book: includes current evidence-based guideline recommendations regarding the monitoring of metabolic factors in patients being treated with psychotropic agents; reviews the relevant literature to assist the clinician in obtaining multidisciplinary care for their patients; covers the impact of alcohol use and abuse on metabolic factors; discusses the role of diet, nutrition, exercise and motivational therapy in diabetes management; outlines effective models of care that address both diabetes and psychiatric disorders.