This position paper from the American Diabetes Association outlines for front-line clinical teams a comprehensive diabetes team approach to assessing and managing key psychosocial issues that can improve patient engagement in treatment and patient health outcomes. Dr. Welch was part of the broader ADA workgroup that developed several clinical reference books and reviews, which led to the development of these 2016 ADA guidelines. The ADA specifically incorporates a recommendation that both diabetes distress and depression should be screened for and managed on a routine, annual basis for all diabetes patients. The CDC provides a similar recommendation. (Full paper available online.)
Psychosocial care for people with diabetes: A position statement of the American Diabetes Association. (2016) Diabetes Care.
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