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Euthymia in Diabetes

Euthymia, or optimal mood, is an integral part of health. A diagnosis of diabetes poses multiple challenges to mental and emotional health and may lead to psychological and psychiatric dysfunction. Such conditions influence glycaemic control negatively and may act as barriers to achievement of desir...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kalra, Sanjay, Balhara, Yatan Pal Singh, Bathla, Manish
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Touch Medical Media 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6182925/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30349589
http://dx.doi.org/10.17925/EE.2018.14.2.18
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Sumario:Euthymia, or optimal mood, is an integral part of health. A diagnosis of diabetes poses multiple challenges to mental and emotional health and may lead to psychological and psychiatric dysfunction. Such conditions influence glycaemic control negatively and may act as barriers to achievement of desired biomedical outcomes. This article describes the concept of euthymia in diabetes and calls for euthymia to be accepted as a target, as well as a tool, in modern diabetes care.