Higher prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms in early arthritis patients in comparison to the normal population

Many studies and registry data confirm that depression, often associated with anxiety disorders is very often found in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). To what extent these psychiatric disorders are already relevant at a very early stage of the disease, has currently not been adequately inve...

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Published in:Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie 2019-11, Vol.78 (9), p.820-831
Main Authors: Freier, D, Englbrecht, M, Höhne-Zimmer, V, Detert, J, Burmester, G-R
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Language:ger
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Summary:Many studies and registry data confirm that depression, often associated with anxiety disorders is very often found in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). To what extent these psychiatric disorders are already relevant at a very early stage of the disease, has currently not been adequately investigated. In this study 176 patients with early joint symptoms (
ISSN:1435-1250
DOI:10.1007/s00393-018-0571-x