| Literature DB >> 29873196 |
Faith Matcham1, James Galloway2, Matthew Hotopf1, Emmert Roberts1, Ian C Scott3, Sophia Steer4, Sam Norton2.
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pharmacotherapy may impact mental health outcomes by improving pain and stiffness, potentially by targeting inflammatory processes common to RA and depression. The objectives of this review were to ascertain the frequency of mental health assessments in RA pharmacotherapy trials, quantify the efficacy of RA pharmacotherapy for mental health outcomes, and explore the clinical and demographic factors related to mental health outcomes. Effective pharmacotherapy alone is unlikely to substantially improve mental health outcomes in most patients with RA. Integrated mental health care provided within routine clinical practice is essential to optimize mental and physical health outcomes.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29873196 DOI: 10.1002/art.40565
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arthritis Rheumatol ISSN: 2326-5191 Impact factor: 10.995