Making Outpatient Care of Diabetes More Efficient: Analyzing Noncompliance

Leichter comments on two recent articles, which focused on common issues, such as depression and borderline personality disorder, that may worsen clinical outcomes of outpatient diabetes care and make the care process more prolonged and complex. He also provides a menu of brief, simple assesments to...

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Published in:Clinical diabetes 2005-10, Vol.23 (4), p.187-190
Main Author: Leichter, Steven B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ambulatory care
Clinical outcomes
Diabetes
Medical treatment
Mental depression
Personality disorders
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Summary:Leichter comments on two recent articles, which focused on common issues, such as depression and borderline personality disorder, that may worsen clinical outcomes of outpatient diabetes care and make the care process more prolonged and complex. He also provides a menu of brief, simple assesments to identify the factors that contribute to this overall problem. He assesses that, regardless of whether concern about the descriptive terms for this clinical situation is appropriate, concern about the clinical issue itself is very important.
ISSN:0891-8929
1945-4953
DOI:10.2337/diaclin.23.4.187