This study was performed to investigate the relationship between psychological status and diabetic control in diabetic patients associated with eating disorder using various psychological tests. The subjects consists of 18 diabetics, 2 males and 16 females, who admitted to out hospital for treatment of diabetes mellitus from 1986 to 1987. The results of psychological tests and the identified types of eating behavior were follows : 1) Of the 18 patients including IDDM (n=7) and NIDDM (n=11), 7 patients (38%) showed high scores (>50 points) by SDS.2) Among the 18,the neurotic tendency by the CMI (III, IV) and the "Black list (B)" and "Eccentric (E) types" by the YG test were observed in 12 (66%) and 8 (44%), respectively.3) Low percentage of GCR in PF study was found in 9 patients (50%) and the number of patients complaining of bulimia, vomiting and anorexia was 7 (38%), 10 (55%), and 2 (11%), espectively.These 18 diabetic patients associated with eating disorder had been treated without psychosomatic approach, subsequently continued to be under poor control. Of these patients, 8 (44%) attained to good control by psychological therapy. Furthermore, it was very difficult to get good control of diabetes mellitus in diabetic patients with borderline personality disorder.
