A Descriptive and Comparative Study of the Prevalence of Depressive and Anxiety Disorders in Low-Income Adults With Type 2 Diabetes and Other Chronic Illnesses

Abstract

These results suggest a positive contribution of type 2 diabetes to increased rates of depressive and/or anxiety disorders in patients with hypertension, asthma, and/or arthritis and support prior research that type 2 diabetes may serve as an indicator of depression and anxiety in low-income adults treated in primary care clinics.