This study aimed to identify the mental health status of type 2 diabetic patients attending a selected tertiary-level hospital in Bangladesh. This cross-sectional study was conducted at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital from September to December 2019. A total of 135 diabetic patients who attended the hospital during the study period were selected using a convenience sampling technique.
The data were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire by face-to-face interview. The mean age of the respondents was 58.1±11.6 years. More than three-tenths (36.3%) of the respondents had diabetes for 1-2 years, and little above half (51.1%) of t¬¬he respondents had diabetes complications. About 75.4% had cardiovascular complications, and 31.1% of the respondents mentioned that their current diabetes management was lifestyle modification oral medications. About 77% of the respondents suffered from other diseases, and most of them suffered from hypertension (47.1%). The age, educational level, family monthly income, duration of suffering, diabetes complication, familial history of mental illness, and suffering from other diseases were found significantly associated with mental illness. The findings of our study reported that more than one-third of the respondents had a moderate level of depression, a little below two-fifths of the respondents had an average level of anxiety, and 8.9% of them had a severe level of stress.