Open AccessComparation of levels of anxiety and depression in patients with autommune and chronic-degenerative rheumatic: preliminary data
Author(s) -
G. Bagnato,
L. G. De Filippis,
A. Caliri,
Giuseppe De Filippis,
Antonio Bruno,
N. Gambardella,
Maria Rosaria Anna Muscatello,
Raffaella Cambria,
Rocco Antonio Zoccali
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
reumatismo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.294
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2240-2683
pISSN - 0048-7449
DOI - 10.4081/reumatismo.2006.206
Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatoid arthritis , depression (economics) , anxiety , osteoarthritis , disease , population , physical therapy , rheumatology , incidence (geometry) , etiology , chronic pain , psychiatry , pathology , alternative medicine , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics , physics , optics
Scientific research on rheumatic diseases was often focused on the link between psychological features and disease. Depression and anxiety are frequently observed with an higher incidence among rheumatic patients in comparison to general population. In autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, an important role for psychiatric symptoms could be played by the alteration of cytokines levels. In the chronic-degenerative diseases, psychological factors such as stress and depression, can be involved in perception of pain.