January 1, 2013Health Psychology

Is ignorance bliss? Depression, antidepressants, and the diagnosis of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.

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Why the study?

Is clinically identified prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes associated with higher odds of depression and antidepressant use compared to undiagnosed disease?

Population

3,183 adults aged 30 and older from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study

Comparison

Clinically identified prediabetes or Type 2… vs Undiagnosed prediabetes, undiagnosed Type 2…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

BMBriana MezukUniversity of Michigan VJVicki Johnson‐LawrenceRTI International HLHedwig LeeDuke University

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Association may reflect diagnosis awareness or management rather than hyperglycemia itself; hypothesis-generating for longitudinal studies on identification effects.

Structured PICO

Is clinically identified prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes associated with higher odds of depression and antidepressant use compared to undiagnosed disease?

Population

3,183 adults aged 30 and older (mean age 52.1 years) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study (2005 and 2007)

Intervention

Clinically identified prediabetes (fasting glucose 100-125.9 mg/dL plus clinician diagnosis) or Type 2 diabetes (fasting glucose >126 mg/dL plus clinician diagnosis or antidiabetic medications)

Comparator

Undiagnosed prediabetes, undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes, or normoglycemic (fasting glucose <100 mg/dL)

Outcome

Depression syndrome (measured by Patient Health Questionnaire-9) and antidepressant medication usepatient reported

The association between diabetes and depression or antidepressant use appears to be driven by clinical identification and disease management rather than the underlying metabolic condition itself.

Cite This Study

Mezuk et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a83f96aa3cef8348e997d7f https://doi.org/10.1037/a0029014

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Implication

Association may reflect diagnosis awareness or management rather than hyperglycemia itself; hypothesis-generating for longitudinal studies on identification effects.

Is ignorance bliss? Depression, antidepressants, and the diagnosis of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

Is ignorance bliss? Depression, antidepressants, and the diagnosis of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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