Cynthia Crowson, PhD, and colleagues examined data over three decades to determine if anxiety and depression were higher in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Research shows that misdiagnoses of chronic diseases as psychosomatic can lead to long-term damage to the physical and mental well-being of patients with SARDs.
New research suggests the use of oral prednisone should be limited in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus with a history of recurrent pericarditis.