الفهرس 
IntroductionOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
 |  | from | 136 |  |  |
| | | from | 136 | | |
Abstract
Egypt is currently one of the top ten countries with the highest number of people with diabetes and will remain so as 7.6 million Egyptians will have the disease by the year 2025 over 246 million people live with diabetes across the world and 4.4 million of those people live in Egypt
Depressive disorders generally have been associated with the outcomes of chronic disease like diabetes and have contributed to eight economic burden of health care costs
Many of the studies have relied on clinical samples in describing depression and diabetes as co- morbid conditions and exploring the association of depression with clinical markers such as glycemic control, blood pressure, cholesterol, and triglyceride levels
However, there have been recent large population based studies that have confirmed this association, concluded that effects of depression on diabetics were not trivial
Several studies have addressed the impact of depression on diabetes in term of the individuals foundational ability or quality of life are associated with the co morbidities of depression and diabetes is important for day to day clinical management and also for public health policy initiatives aimed at improved health outcomes for the diabetic population
.