Here is an excerpt from an article I read this week regarding rheumatoid arthritis patients. If it raises an issue for you, I urge you please to speak to a doctor. Depression can be hard on not only the patient but their families, friends and workmates. Doctors can help in a variety of ways, it doesn't necessarily mean just more medication.
Check out this article. For similar articles, refer to the arthritis information directory under 'More Arthritis Links' at the side of the page.
Article source: http://www.physorg.com/news121087729.html
"Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the most common chronic inflammatory arthritis, are twice as likely as other individuals to experience depression. Although depression in primary care has been well studied, no studies have examined whether rheumatologists and RA patients discuss depression during medical visits."
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