Background
: Diabetes mellitus is a common disease that needs continuours contraol, therefore the patient is stressed by continuous diet therapy and other problems. Although the study of diabetes mellitus related to depression was reported in Korea, depression tendency of diabetes mellitus patients were ignored on clinics. So, this study was done for evaluation of depression and anxiety tendency of diabetes mellitus patients and its related factors by BDI and SAS questionnairs.
Method: Based on selection group by 80 diabetes mellitus patients of Yeosu Chonnam Hospital from May, 1, 1994 to October, 30, 1994. And, the control group was 80 normal subjects who are same sex and similar age(±3 years old) of sampling group.

Results : Depression and anxiety tendency of diabetes mellitus group is higher than non-diabetes mellitus group(P<0.01). The average BDI score for diabetic group was 21.1±11.5 and for contraol group was 16.8±7.5. The average SAS score for diabetic group was 41.1±10.7, and for control group was 36.5±8.2. General state of diabetic control is related to BDI score(P<0.01), but not SAS score.

Conclusion : Depression and anxiety tendency of diabetes mellitus group is higher than that of non-diabetes group, therefore family phisician who provide continuing, comprehensive care in primany care must have concerns sbout depression and anxiety tendency of diabetes mellitus patients.