A Study on Correlation of Depression among Diabetic Population in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Eastern India

Background of the study : Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease which affects almost every organ in the human system. Depression is found to bequiet common among diabetic population, and it can be associated with bad prognosis. This study was taken up to find out the correlation of different components of depression with diabetes . Methodology: 200 diagnosed cases of diabetes were selected according to the inclusion criteria attending the OPD, Department of Medicine of a tertiary care hospital in eastern India.. Then, they were assessed for any risk of depression in the Department of Psychiatry and relevant investigations were done. Results & Conclusion : The analysis showed that certain factors related to diabetes can subsequently cause depression. More studies are required to establish the findings with a larger group of study and time frame.