About this Research Topic
A large body of evidence shows a close link between diabetes and mental health. The spectrum of the diabetes-mental health connection ranges from common determinants to synergistic challenges in management, and to consequent health and quality of life complications and outcomes.
One well-documented mental health association with diabetes is depression. Both conditions are prevalent, have been on the rise globally, and are becoming forefront priorities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Current evidence and hypotheses regarding this co-morbidity encompass both physiological processes (namely disruptions in endocrinological, inflammation, and vascular pathways) and psychosocial factors (gender and socioeconomic inequality). Yet, several knowledge gaps remain. A clearer characterization of the building blocks and trajectories underlying the diabetes-depression association is essential for identifying efficacious steps that can help curb this syndemic.
The aim of this Frontiers in Endocrinology special themed-issue Diabetes and Mental Health is to expand our understanding of both biomedical and psychosocial pathways that can explain variations in the development, treatment, and resultant complications of co-morbid diabetes and mental health conditions.
Furthermore, this collection aims:
To further highlight and characterize the bidirectional relationship between diabetes and mental health.
To diversify the sources of evidence regarding this relationship with data from different populations, across genders and various socioeconomic and at-risk subgroups.
To explore this link in the context of biomedical, socioeconomic, and environmental risk factors and/or social/gender inequity.
To advance knowledge on common causes and pathways as well as endocrinological processes that can help explain and manage the diabetes-depression syndemic.
To increase the body of evidence of different aspects of the link between diabetes and mental health.
Therefore, we encourage submissions on the following subjects:
• Common risk factors and causes (from social to biomedical to environmental) for diabetes and mental health problems/conditions
• Evidence on health disparities impacting diabetes and mental health and/or across diverse risk groups and settings
• Endocrinological pathways underlying risk, progression, and treatment of comorbid diabetes and mental health conditions
• Diabetes-Depression syndemics
Manuscript types:
• Original research
• Reviews (meta-analysis, systematic reviews, general reviews)
One well-documented mental health association with diabetes is depression. Both conditions are prevalent, have been on the rise globally, and are becoming forefront priorities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Current evidence and hypotheses regarding this co-morbidity encompass both physiological processes (namely disruptions in endocrinological, inflammation, and vascular pathways) and psychosocial factors (gender and socioeconomic inequality). Yet, several knowledge gaps remain. A clearer characterization of the building blocks and trajectories underlying the diabetes-depression association is essential for identifying efficacious steps that can help curb this syndemic.
The aim of this Frontiers in Endocrinology special themed-issue Diabetes and Mental Health is to expand our understanding of both biomedical and psychosocial pathways that can explain variations in the development, treatment, and resultant complications of co-morbid diabetes and mental health conditions.
Furthermore, this collection aims:
To further highlight and characterize the bidirectional relationship between diabetes and mental health.
To diversify the sources of evidence regarding this relationship with data from different populations, across genders and various socioeconomic and at-risk subgroups.
To explore this link in the context of biomedical, socioeconomic, and environmental risk factors and/or social/gender inequity.
To advance knowledge on common causes and pathways as well as endocrinological processes that can help explain and manage the diabetes-depression syndemic.
To increase the body of evidence of different aspects of the link between diabetes and mental health.
Therefore, we encourage submissions on the following subjects:
• Common risk factors and causes (from social to biomedical to environmental) for diabetes and mental health problems/conditions
• Evidence on health disparities impacting diabetes and mental health and/or across diverse risk groups and settings
• Endocrinological pathways underlying risk, progression, and treatment of comorbid diabetes and mental health conditions
• Diabetes-Depression syndemics
Manuscript types:
• Original research
• Reviews (meta-analysis, systematic reviews, general reviews)
Keywords: Diabetes, mental health, depression, gender, social inequality, biomedical risk factors, endocrinological pathways
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