Open AccessDepression in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A multicenter study
Author(s) -
Ibrahim A. Al-Homood,
Narges Omran,
Abdulrahman S Alwahibi,
Maha Aldosoghy,
Amal Kaaled H Alharthy,
Ghassan S Aljohani
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
saudi journal of medicine and medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 1658-631X
pISSN - 2321-4856
DOI - 10.4103/sjmms.sjmms_79_16
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , rheumatology , arabic , referral , beck depression inventory , disease , cross sectional study , population , psychiatry , family medicine , anxiety , pathology , linguistics , philosophy , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics
Neuropsychiatric disorders including depression are common clinical manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Depression in patients with SLE is under-recognized, although it is a treatable clinical entity. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of depression and identify the relationship between depression and SLE disease characteristics.