Arthritis care & research
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Arthritis care & research · Jul 2018
Increased Burden of Psychiatric Disorders in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
We estimated the incidence and prevalence of depression, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia in a population-based cohort with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as compared to an age-, sex-, and geographically matched cohort without RA. ⋯ The incidence and prevalence of depression, anxiety disorder, and bipolar disorder are elevated in the RA population as compared to a matched population.