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Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate socio-demographic properties, diagnoses and drug use of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
Methods: The records of 21 patients, admitted to Ege University Faculty of Medicine Children’s Hospital Pediatric Endocrinology Department and consulted by Child and Adolescent Psychiatry were evaluated.
Results: The majority (61.9 %) of the patients were female and the mean age of the subjects was 14.6±3.2. The majority (66.7 %) of the patients had depressive symptoms and were under antidepressant treatment.
Conclusion: Psychiatric disorders are commonly seen in children and adolescents with type one diabetes. These patients mostly use antidepressant treatment