Inclusion and exclusion criteria
anxiety disorder, physical/head injury, Diabetes Mellitus, depressive disorder, mood disorder, depressive symptoms, T2DM
DIABETES MELLITUS, DIABETES MELLITUS, PHYSICAL DISABILITY
In this RCT, people diagnosed with Type-II Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) availing outpatient treatment facilities under consultant practitioners in different hospitals of Faisalabad were recruited. Participants who achieved mean item score of 3 or above (moderate distress) on DDS and were belonging to mild depressive symptoms category or higher on PHQ were included and allocated for two treatment conditions. Only those patients were included who had been diagnosed at-least 6-month ago (and at most 10 years ago) with T2DM and had been experiencing depressive symptoms for at-least two-weeks. Respondents who were suffering from major depressive disorder, persistent mood disorder and health anxiety disorder were excluded from the study as the protocol of their treatment was out of the scope of the present study. Patients were taken from all socioeconomic statuses. Participants with Type-I diabetes mellitus, duration of illness of less than 6 months and more than 10 years, not availing any medical treatment or receiving inpatient treatment were excluded from the study. Participants with any physical disability, severe physical/head injury, or undergoing any surgical treatment were also excluded from the study. Participants who did not sign the consent form or did not complete all the research procedures were also excluded from the study.