Routine Psychological Screening in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Parents: a Notion Whose Time Has Come?
Response to Cameron et al.
- Maartje de Wit, MSC and
- Frank J. Snoek, PHD
- From the Department of Medical Psychology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Address correspondence to M. de Wit, MSC, Department of Medical Psychology, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorstraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, Netherlands. E-mail: m.dewit{at}vumc.nl
We read with great interest the review of Cameron et al. (1) regarding the need of psychological screening in youth with type 1 diabetes. The authors noted differences in outcomes regarding the level of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and prevalence of mental health problems in youth with diabetes, partly due to the variety of measures used. In this context, it is …
