Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 17, 2026

Animal Models of Depression - Chronic Despair Model (CDM)
Published on: September 23, 2021
[Characteristics of depressiveness among adolescents with diabetes mellitus]
Jolanta Zilinskiene1, Liuda Sinkariova, Aidas Perminas
1Mental Health Center, Kaunas Silainiai Outpatient Clinic, Lithuania.
Abstract:
The objective of this article was to establish the characteristics of depressiveness among adolescents with diabetes. Adolescents aged 14 and 16 years suffering from diabetes, healthy ones, and their parents were enrolled in the study. A total of 260 adolescents (100 adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus and 160 healthy ones) were interviewed. To measure adolescents' depressiveness, a new scale was constructed using different questionnaires (Maastricht, Hamilton, Beck). Parents' depressiveness was measured with Beck depression scale. This study showed that 16-year-old girls with diabetes were more depressed than the healthy ones. Mothers of 14-year-old adolescents and 16-year-old girls with diabetes are more depressed than the healthy adolescents' mothers. Results of the study confirmed that depressiveness of 14- and 16-year-old girls with diabetes and that of their mothers were related. The relationship between the depressiveness of mothers of 14-year-old boys with diabetes mellitus and bad glycemic control of their sons was determined. The following peculiarities of depressiveness among adolescents with diabetes were found: 14-year-old girls had more negative attitude toward themselves; 16-year-old girls were very sensitive and had depressed mood; 16-year-old boys complained about lowered daily activity.
Related Concept Videos
Depressive Disorders: MDD and Dysthymia
Depression: Overview
Type I Diabetes III: Clinical Manifestations
Diabetes Mellitus: Overview and Type I Subtype
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. As a result, the body is unable to produce sufficient insulin, and individuals with...
Diabetes Mellitus: Introduction
Depressive Disorders: Etiology
Biological Factors in Depression
Biological predispositions significantly influence the risk of developing depressive disorders. Genetic studies highlight the role of variations in the serotonin transporter...