disease interaction(s) of diabetes mellitus with depression

Introduction

Interactions:

• increased incidence of depression in patients with diabetes mellitus
  • the depression correlates with comorbid conditions, not with diabetes per se
• depression predicts increased incidence of adverse health outcomes in older Mexican Americans with type 2 diabetes

Management

• most antidepressants confer mortality benefit, including: SSRI, SNRI, NDRI, mirtazapine, TCA, & trazodone

More general terms

• disease interaction