An Integrated Psychosomatic Treatment Program for People with Diabetes (psy-PAD).

Background: Many people with diabetes have permanently elevated blood sugar concentrations and a high level of diabetes-related psychological stress, also called "diabetes distress." In clinical practice, diabetes distress is often an impediment to successful self-management. psy-PAD is a psychodynamically oriented short-term therapy program whose goal is to reduce diabetes distress and improve glycemic control.