HCP Live (5/21, Smith) reports, “There is a bidirectional association between inflammatory joint disease (IJD) and depression among patients, according to recent findings, although the link appears not to be likely impacted by patients’ treatment resistance or severity of their depression.” In the study, published in General Hospital Psychiatry, participants “who had depression were found to have a greater risk for later IJD versus their population comparators (adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) for IJD 1.34 [95% CI 1.30–1.39]; for PsA, 1.45 [1.29–1.63]; RA, 1.27 [1.15–1.41]; AS, 1.32 [1.15–1.52]).”
Related Links:
— “Bidirectional Link Identified Between Depression, Inflammatory Joint Disease,”Tim Smith, HCP Live, May 21, 2024