Rheumatoid Arthritis and Depression WisdomCard™

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  1. The Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center: Managing Chronic Pain, Depression & Antidepressants hopkins-arthritis.org - Managing Chronic Pain, Depression & Antidepressants
  2. HealthCentral: Stress and Depression in Rheumatoid Arthritis healthcentral.com - Stress and Depression in Rheumatoid Arthritis
  3. Arthritis Foundation: Depression and Rheumatoid Arthritis arthritis.org - Depression and Rheumatoid Arthritis
  4. Medical News Today: Rheumatoid Arthritis Doctor Visits Lack Depression Assessment (Feb. 4, 2008)medicalnewstoday.com - Rheumatoid Arthritis Doctor Visits Lack Depression Assessment
  5. Arthritis Today: Doctors Should Watch for Depression in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients arthritistoday.org - Doctors Should Watch for Depression in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
  6. Psychosomatic Medicine: Depression in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review of the Literature With Meta-Analysis (2002)psychosomaticmedicine.org - Depression in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review of the Literature With Meta-Analysis
  7. US News and World Report: Treating Depression with Rheumatoid Arthritis health.usnews.com - Treating Depression with Rheumatoid Arthritis
  8. Association of Depression and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Study on Rheumatoid Arthritis and Depression psy.psychiatryonline.org - Study on Rheumatoid Arthritis and Depression
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Research Notes on Rheumatoid Arthritis and Depression


The pain associated with rheumatoid arthritis can cause a person to become depressed. In turn, the depression can make the arthritis pain harder to cope with.1 Studies show that about 20 to 25 percent of arthritis sufferers also suffer from depression or anxiety.2

Fast Facts:

  • Rheumatoid arthritis affects the joints by causing pain, swelling, stiffness, and loss of function.3
  • Rheumatoid arthritis is more common in women than in men.3
  • There is no known cause of rheumatoid arthritis.3

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ US News and World Report: Treating Depression with Rheumatoid Arthritis
  2. ↑ HealthCentral: Stress and Depression in Rheumatoid Arthritis
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 MedlinePlus: Rheumatoid Arthritis

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