Diabetes mellitus is frequently associated with mental diseases. Depressive disorders are twice as frequent in patients with diabetes compared to the nondiabetic population. Other mental diseases that frequently occur with diabetes and prediabetes are cognitive impairment up to dementia, disturbed eating behavior, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and borderline personality disorder. The unfavorable effects of these comorbidities…
