en Original Article <p style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 1.7pt;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;"><strong>Background: </strong>The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is increasing, and thus, its mental consequences, such as depression, have an increasing trend. The goal of the present study was the determination of the prevalence of depression and some of its related factors in patients with type II DM who referred to the Diabetes Center of Rafsanjan, Iran, in the year 2016.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 1.8pt;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;"><strong>Materials and Methods: </strong>For this purpose, 194 patients with DM under care in the Diabetes Clinic of Ranfanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, were selected via simple random sampling method and filled a demographic form and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Data were analyzed using chi-squared test.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 1.8pt;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;"><strong>Results: </strong>In this study, 67%, 24.7%, 6.2%, and 2.1% of the participants had no depression symptoms, mild depression, moderate depression, and severe depression. There was significant difference between the frequency of different depression severities based on age (P < 0.001), duration since disease diagnosis or treatment (P < 0.001), occupation (P = 0.011), education (P < 0.001), and type of treatment.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;"><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The rate of depression in patients with DM is relatively high and women, people with lower level of education, and the elderly, and homemakers are at greater risk which signifies the necessity of psychological and psychiatric consultation.</span></p> Diabetes Mellitus,Depression,Age,Sex, 135 142 http://johe.rums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-97-7&slc_lang=en&sid=1 MR Shafiepour edupsy90@yahoo.com 22400319475328460011562 22400319475328460011562 No Dept of. Internal Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran. Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences R Bidaki reza_bidaki@yahoo.com 22400319475328460011563 22400319475328460011563 No Research Center of Addiction and Behavioral Sciences, Diabetes Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd,Iran. Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences E Hasibi elhasibi@yahoo.com 22400319475328460011564 22400319475328460011564 No Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences MR Mokhtaree mrmokhtaree@yahoo.com 22400319475328460011565 22400319475328460011565 Yes Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran. Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences