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| Moreira,R.O.; Papelbaum,M.; Fontenelle,L.F.; Appolinario,J.C.; Ellinger,V.C.M.; Coutinho,W.F.; Zagury,L.. |
| The objective of the present study was to establish the frequency of psychiatric comorbidity in a sample of diabetic patients with symmetric distal polyneuropathy (SDPN). Sixty-five patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were selected consecutively to participate in the study at Instituto Estadual de Diabetes e Endocrinologia. All patients were submitted to a complete clinical and psychiatric evaluation, including the Portuguese version of the structured clinical interview for DSM-IV, the Beck Depression Inventory, the Neuropathy Symptom Score, and Neuropathy Disability Score. SDPN was identified in 22 subjects (33.8%). Patients with and without SDPN did not differ significantly regarding sociodemographic characteristics. However, a trend toward a worse... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Anxiety; Depressive symptoms; Diabetic neuropathy; Symmetric distal polyneuropathy; Psychiatric interview; Psychometric scales. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000200015 |
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