Psychological Factors in the Etiology of Diabetes

Menninger, William C.

doi:10.1097/00005053-193501000-00001

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“…The sources of depression have included fear of diabetic complications, anxiety about an early death, and frustration of possible future deterioration (Hauser and PoUets 1979;Koch and Molar 1974;Sullivan 1978). Menninger (1935) suggested that a diabetic personality characterised diabetic patients. The components of this personality include hypochondriac tendencies, vulnerability to depression, and intensified oral dependency needs (Barglow et al 1981).…”

Section: Psychosodal Ai^ects Of Diabetesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A transformed pregnancy: the psychosocial consequences of gestational diabetes

Lawson

Rajaram

1994

Sociology Health & Illness

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Gestational diabetes (i.e. diabetes diagnosed during pregnancy) has important implications for maternal and foetal well-being. This paper presents an ethnographic study of gestational diabetes, an unexpected, potentially life-threatening illness diagnosed during the second half of pregnancy. While previous research has conceptualised gestational diabetes as producing few consequences since it commonly disappears after delivery, this study explores the meaning women attach to the disorder. It found that gestational diabetes had a profound effect on the respondents, resulting in fear, depression and anxiety. The respondents' imagery of diabetes as a debilitating disease concomitant with blindness, amputations, and prematxire death generated increased anxiety throughout pregnancy and six-weeks postpartimi. The personal disruption in complying with the diabetic regimen as well as health care provider transactions exaggerated the unique stress of a 'normal' pregnancy. We suggest that a strictly medical view of gestational diabetes minimises its broader psychosocial significance and recommend efTective provider-patient interactions with 'high-risk' pregnant women.

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Section: Psychosodal Ai^ects Of Diabetesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A transformed pregnancy: the psychosocial consequences of gestational diabetes

Lawson

Rajaram

1994

Sociology Health & Illness

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“…Prior studies have examined the role of emotional factors in the etiology of diabetes (1,2,3); the relationship between psychological factors and the cause of diabetes (4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10); and the possibility of a "diabetic personality" configuration (1,3,6,8,(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16). Some studies emphasize the need for early psychological intervention (2,6,13).…”

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confidence: 99%

Adjustment in Diabetic Adolescent Girls: I. Development of the Diabetic Adjustment Scale

Sullivan

1979

Psychosomatic Medicine

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A 37-item scale was designed to assess life adjustment in 105 adolescent girls with juvenile diabetes. The scale elicited information on peer relationships, family relationships, body image concerns, dependence-independence conflicts, school adjustment, and attitudes toward diabetes. Results of this initial attempt at measuring diabetic adjustment suggest that this group of girls was relatively well adjusted and that their attitudes toward diabetes correlate positively with many adjustment factors. The importance of self-report scales which address the realities of life with diabetes is emphasized.

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“…Esta adaptación, en algunas ocasiones, puede producir ciertos problemas. Hay autores que desde hace tiempo han sugerido la existencia de una estrecha relación entre estrés y diabetes (Piker, 1921;Menninger, 1935;Meyer et al, 1945;Mirsky, 1948;Slawson et al, 1963;Slome y Luckhoff, 1955).…”

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