Depression in RA patients treated with anti-TNF is common and under-recognized in the rheumatology clinic

Abstract

Depression is common in RA and may be influenced by both disease activity and severity. The aims of this study were to investigate the prevalence of depression in RA patients starting anti-TNF therapy, to investigate how mood alters after exposure to anti-TNF and to determine whether depression is recognized and appropriately managed in the clinic.

Citation

(2009). Depression in RA patients treated with anti-TNF is common and under-recognized in the rheumatology clinic. Rheumatology, 1152 - 1154. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep170

• Acceptance Date: May 26, 2009
• Publication Date: Sep 1, 2009
• Journal: Rheumatology
• Print ISSN: 1462-0324
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Pages: 1152 - 1154
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kep170
• Keywords: rheumatoid arthritis, depression, anti-TNF
• Publisher URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19608723