An interactive 2-day workshop designed to challenge conventional thinking, discuss the obstacles and identify potential steps forward
Category: depression
Prof Speight speaks about mental health at Parliament House, Canberra
The National Diabetes Policy Forum discussed implementation of the Australian National Diabetes Strategy: how are we doing and how do we know?
Type 2 diabetes and emotional well-being: results from the Australian National Diabetes Audit
An ANDA publication reports on the prevalence of depression and diabetes distress in adults with type 2 diabetes in Australia.
By Sienna Russell-Green
Supporting the emotional health needs of Australians with diabetes in clinical practice
At #18ADC, the ACBRD convened a symposium to focus on evidence-based psychological care
By Dr Christel Hendrieckx
The 4-step mindfulness practice for diabetes distress
For Mindful in May, Dr Adriana Ventura walks you through a simple mindfulness practice to increase resilience in the face of diabetes.
UK All-Party Parliamentary Group discusses emotional and psychological support of people with diabetes
How can we ensure fewer people experience difficulties coping with diabetes? And how can we make appropriate support available for anyone who needs it?
By Dr Debbie Cooke: University of Surrey and Dr Michelle Hadjiconstantinou
What has diet got to do with emotional health?
During National Nutrition Week (15 – 21 Oct), we’re talking about how the food/drink we eat affects how we feel.
by Dr Elizabeth Holmes-Truscott
Can a brief, positively-worded questionnaire be used to screen for depression in people with diabetes?
New ACBRD research published in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice describes the validation of the WHO-5 as a first-step screening tool.
by Jennifer Halliday
Psychosocial Burden of Diabetes: An Infographic
In 2016 the ACBRD released the latest Diabetes MILES study findings (MILES-2). The MILES-2 study report provides the second snapshot in five years of what it’s like for Australian adults to live with diabetes. To summarise key aspects of what the study found, we put together the above infographic.