RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Depression in rheumatoid arthritis
JF The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
JO J R Coll Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 423
OP 427
VO 27
IS 180
A1 Ernest T. Robinson
A1 Luis A. Hernandez
A1 W. Carson Dick
A1 W. Watson Buchanan
YR 1977
UL http://bjgp.org/content/27/180/423.abstract
AB We have examined 144 patients with rheumatoid arthritis and found a high prevalence of depression, which has not previously been reported. It is probable that good practitioners who see patients at home acquire a better understanding of the social and psychological aspects of such an illness. The presence of depression was statistically significant when associated with the articular index, the degree of functional impairment, and with dependence on others, but not with many other medical and social factors.