The Effect of Depression on Disease Activity and Treatment Response in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis: Results from a Narrative Literature Review.

Published in: Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment (2024)

Inflammatory arthritis patients have a significantly lowered response to most drugs when they have depression. Screening and treating depression may attenuate this association. It is recommended that further research focuses on screening for and treating depression in inflammatory arthritis patients.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
disease activity
end stage renal disease
depressive symptoms
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
oxidative stress
systemic lupus erythematosus
prognostic factors
ankylosing spondylitis
patient reported outcomes
physical activity