Research Program on Type 1 Diabetes and Youth Depression in Puerto Rico.

Rev Puertorriquena Psicol

Institute for Psychological Research, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.

Published: January 2016

This work reviews the progress and current state of a research program on Diabetes and youth depression in Puerto Rico. Given the high depression rate, its impact in youth with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), and the lack of interventions to target this link in an integrative way, the manual titled Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Depression in Adolescents with T1D was developed. After its first use in an Open Trial, we currently assess the initial efficacy of its revised version to reduce depression and improve glycemic control, self-care, and quality of life. We present its approach, and initial data on its feasibility, acceptability and potential to reduce emotional problems in T1D youth. We discuss implications of this line of research for health psychology, and its utility to model the development of interventions alike focused on other chronic illnesses.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5091806PMC

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