You are viewing the site in preview mode

Skip to main content

Table 1 Characteristic symptoms and signs of inflammatory arthritis and depressive syndromes

From: The burden of depressive disorders in musculoskeletal diseases: is there an association between mood and inflammation?

Symptoms Depressive disorders Rheumatoid arthritis Psoriatic arthritis Spondyloarthritis Fibromyalgia
Fatigue √13 √78 √ √ √87
Asthenia √13 √78 √ √ √87
Stiffness – √78 √ √  
Poor sleep √13 √78 √ √ √87
Chronic pain √13 √2 √82 √ √87
Malformations – √2 – √80  
Daily disability √13 √ 2 – √80 √
Work inability √13 √2 – √80 √
Impaired relationships √13 √2 √82 √80 √87
Sexual dysfunction 13 – √82 √80 √87
Shame – – √82 – –
Guilt – – √82 – –
Public Embarrassment – – √82 √74 –
Suicidal ideation √13 – √83 – –
  1. √, present and described
Back to article page

Annals of General Psychiatry

ISSN: 1744-859X