Dementia Prevalence Higher in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis
Patients with ankylosing spondylitis showed a significantly higher prevalence of overall dementia and Alzheimer dementia.
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Use of Mental Health Services Should Be Encouraged in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Investigators surveyed adults with TSC to evaluate their perception of disease severity, presence of anxiety and depression, and the use and barriers toward mental health services.
Weak Association Between Parental Psychiatric Disease and Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis
Positive but weak associations were found between childhood atopic dermatitis and maternal history of depression, maternal alcohol abuse, and maternal illicit drug use.
Risk for Depression and Suicidal Ideation Elevated Among Patients With Atopic Dermatitis
Patients with atopic dermatitis have a higher likelihood of clinical depression and suicidality.
Depression Associated With More Severe Disease Activity, Functional Impairment in axSpA
Depression is common in patients with axSpA and is associated with more severe disease activity and functional impairment.
Poverty, Neighborhood May Affect Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus are largely influenced by level of poverty, type of neighborhood of residence, and chronic stress.
Women With Epilepsy More Likely to Have Major Depressive Disorder
Investigators sought to determine the frequency of major depressive disorder in patients in epilepsy clinics.
Psychiatric, Somatic Comorbidities Common in Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Among the somatic comorbidities evaluated were acne, type 1 diabetes, Down syndrome, hypertension, inflammatory bowel diseases, inflammatory joint diseases, metabolic syndrome, obesity, pilonidal sinus, and thyroid disorders.
Increased Midlife Triglyceride Levels May Be a Modifiable Risk Factor for Alzheimer Disease
Increased triglyceride levels at midlife are predictive of the presence of β-amyloid 20 years later in cognitively healthy individuals.
Depressive Symptoms Decreased When Using Treatment Methods Increasing Resilience for Hidradenitis Suppurativa
In managing and treating HS, the methods that increase resilience may help decrease depressive symptoms.
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