Psychiatric Disorders and Diabetes Mellitus

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, "Psychiatric Disorders and Diabetes Mellitus": 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.

A highly useful work in a growing area, "Psychiatric Disorders and Diabetes Mellitus" is an up-to-date reference for mental health professionals concerned with providing quality care to patients with co-occurring diabetes and psychiatric disorders.