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Depressive symptoms and associated factors in systemic lupus erythematosus.

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The most significant variable associated with these symptoms was pain; improved treatment of pain, and in particular from lupus arthritis, may result in alleviation of depressive symptoms in patients with SLE.
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This article is published in Psychosomatics.The article was published on 2013-09-01. It has received 39 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Lupus erythematosus & Systemic lupus erythematosus.

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Depression in Autoimmune Diseases

TL;DR: The activation of the immune system interferes with high amplitude expression of clock genes, an effect which may play a pivotal role in depression-like behavior in autoimmune diseases.
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Prevalence and metric of depression and anxiety in systemic lupus erythematosus: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

TL;DR: There was high variability in the prevalence of depression and anxiety, ranging from 8.7%-78.6% and 1.1%-71.4%, respectively, which could be attributed to the lack of consistency in the metrics used and its definition for depression and Anxiety in SLE.
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Predictors of Incident Depression in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

TL;DR: The independent effect of prednisone provides clinicians with an additional incentive to avoid and reduce high-doseprednisone exposure in SLE.
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A Novel System to Categorize the Symptoms of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

TL;DR: Systemic lupus erythematosus is a prototypic autoimmune disease that varies markedly in severity and can be difficult to both diagnose and treat.
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Gender differences in systemic lupus erythematosus concerning anxiety, depression and quality of life.

TL;DR: Significant gender differences are observed regarding the prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms in patients with SLE, with significantly higher values in the female group, and the presence of these symptoms appears to have a negative effect on the QOL of patients of both genders.
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The 1982 revised criteria for the classification of systemic lupus erythematosus

TL;DR: The 1971 preliminary criteria for the classification of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were revised and updated to incorporate new immunologic knowledge and improve disease classification and showed gains in sensitivity and specificity.
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Lifetime and 12-Month Prevalence of DSM-III-R Psychiatric Disorders in the United States: Results From the National Comorbidity Survey

TL;DR: The prevalence of psychiatric disorders is greater than previously thought to be the case, and morbidity is more highly concentrated than previously recognized in roughly one sixth of the population who have a history of three or more comorbid disorders.

Collaborative Care for Patients with Depression and Chronic Illnesses

TL;DR: An intervention involving nurses who provided guideline-based, patient-centered management of depression and chronic disease significantly improved control of medical disease and depression.
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Collaborative Care for Patients with Depression and Chronic Illnesses

TL;DR: In this article, an intervention involving nurses who provided guideline-based, patient-centered management of depression and chronic disease significantly improved control of medical disease and depression, and patients in the intervention group were more likely to have one or more adjustments of insulin (P = 0.006), antihypertensive medications (P<0.001), and antidepressants (P < 0.001).
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The definition and meaning of treatment-resistant depression.

TL;DR: The Antidepressant Treatment History Form is presented as one method to formalize the evaluation of treatment adequacy and treatment resistance.
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