[Rheumatoid arthritis: psychosomatic aspects]

R A Grekhov; S A Kharchenko; G P Suleĭmanova; A V Aleksandrov; A B Zborovskiĭ

[Rheumatoid arthritis: psychosomatic aspects]

Ter Arkh. 2012;84(12):125-30.

[Article in Russian]

Authors

R A Grekhov, S A Kharchenko, G P Suleĭmanova, A V Aleksandrov, A B Zborovskiĭ

PMID: 23480004

Abstract

The review considers the results of studies of the psychosomatic aspects of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which have been published in the past 5 years. In particular, there is evidence for the impact of chronic pain on the psychological status of patients with RA, for that of the disease on quality of life in the patients, their sociopsychological and interpersonal relationships; trials of the efficiency of additional treatment options for RA are given.

Publication types

English Abstract
Review

MeSH terms

Antirheumatic Agents / therapeutic use
Arthritis, Rheumatoid* / complications
Arthritis, Rheumatoid* / psychology
Arthritis, Rheumatoid* / therapy
Chronic Pain* / etiology
Chronic Pain* / psychology
Chronic Pain* / therapy
Complementary Therapies / methods*
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Patient Compliance
Psychosomatic Medicine
Psychotherapy / methods*
Quality of Life
Social Adjustment
Stress, Psychological* / etiology
Stress, Psychological* / therapy
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Antirheumatic Agents