Am J Psychiatry 1990; 147:1275-1282
Copyright © 1990 by American Psychiatric Association
Evidence of the role of psychosocial factors in diabetes mellitus: a review
JW Helz and B Templeton
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA.
Diabetes mellitus is a very prevalent illness that produces a variety of
stresses for the individual patient, but the role of psychosocial factors
in this illness is frequently minimized in the teaching of physicians and
the care of patients. The authors review a framework for evaluating the
role of psychosocial issues in illness in general and examine the evidence
that demonstrates the importance of these issues in diabetes.
