Illness perception, anxiety, and depression are linked to subjective signs of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a study found. The data was presented as an abstract, led by Irina Gessl, MD, from the Medical University of Vienna, at the 2024 European Alliance of Association for Rheumatology (2024).

Previous research indicates there is a bidirectional relationship between RA and mood and anxiety disorders. A 2022 study of 169 patients with RA and 85 healthy controls found 71% of patients with RA were diagnosed with psychiatry issues, but only 7.1% of healthy controls had either depression or anxiety (P < .0001).

Source: MDMag

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