Open AccessSerious Psychological Distress in U.S. Adults with Arthritis
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of general internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.746
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 1525-1497
pISSN - 0884-8734
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00573_1.x
Subject(s) - medicine , mental health , arthritis , public health , distress , gerontology , citation , psychiatry , nursing , clinical psychology , library science , computer science
Arthritis and poor mental health are 2 of the most common causes of disability in the United States. This study finds that poor mental health is more common in adults with arthritis than in adults without arthritis, and suggests that adults with arthritis who are younger, have lower socioeconomic status, have chronic pain, are physically inactive, or who have activity limitations may be at higher risk for having poor mental health. Mental health is an important component of overall health and should be addressed when seeing health care providers for arthritis management.