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Anxiety is common and costly in T2DM — why psychology matters

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Psychological problems such as depression and anxiety can hamper self-management in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). A new prospective study reported that adults with T2DM and diagnosed anxiety disorder had a higher number of emergency visits and a higher cost status, but not total hospitalization costs, than those without diagnosed anxiety disorder.

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

    Frans Pouwer

  2. STENO Diabetes Center Odense, Odense, Denmark

    Frans Pouwer

  3. School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia

    Frans Pouwer

  4. Radboud University Medical Center, Department of Medical Psychology, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Nijmegen, Netherlands

    Giesje Nefs

  5. Diabeter, National Treatment and Research Center for Children, Adolescents and Adults with Type 1 Diabetes, Rotterdam, Netherlands

    Giesje Nefs

  6. Tilburg University, Center of Research on Psychological and Somatic disorders (CoRPS), Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands

    Giesje Nefs

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Pouwer, F., Nefs, G. Anxiety is common and costly in T2DM — why psychology matters. Nat Rev Endocrinol 15, 567–568 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-019-0244-0

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