Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Rheumatic diseases

The state of psycho-emotional sphere of patients is off paramount importance for many diseases of internal organs. Recent years, particular attention is drawn to the study of this problem. A study of anxiety and depression in patients with rheumatic diseases was conducted on the basis of Outpatients Department in 137 patients with rheumatic diseases; among them were 79female and 58 male, aged 18 to 77 years. Our research showed that respondents of patients with rheumatic diseases depression was noted in 57%, anxiety – in 68%, while anxiety and depression in 45% of patients. Given the role of anxiety and depression during the rheumatic diseases, in its burdens should be paid special attention to physicians rheumatologists on this fact, what remains in addition to the attention of doctors.