Factors associated with mood and mood disorders in SLE

Abstract

This study examines the relative contribution of factors associated with anxious and depressed mood, and clinical anxiety and depression in SLE. Eighty sequentially consenting patients attending a rheumatology outpatient clinic were assessed on measures of anxiety and depression; disease activity; presence of autoantibodies; neuropsychological performance; and psychological and social factors. Mood and mood disorders were found to be unrelated to measures of disease activity but were found to be associated with psychological and social factors. These findings emphasise the importance of psychosocial factors in attempts to understand mood and psychological distress in SLE.

Living With Lupus: A Qualitative Report

“…This study's findings concur with previous empirical research that indicates women living with SLE are particularly vulnerable to feelings of depression (Lederman et al, 2008;Seawell & Danoff-Burg, 2004;Shorthall, Isenberg, & Newman, 1995). This high incidence of selfreported feelings of depression in this population may be about changes in their physical abilities as well as shifts in their body image (due to both the illness and the side effects from medication regimens).…”

Body Image and Sexuality in Women With and Without Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

“…Some research has suggested that psychological disorders occur at higher rates in persons with SLE than in healthy individuals (Omdal, Husby, & Mellgren, 1995), and individuals with more active disease states are likely to experience greater psychological distress (Dobkin et al, 1998;Segui et al, 2000;Shorthall, Isenberg, & Newman, 1995;Tayer, Nicassio, Radojevic, & Krall, 1996;Ward et al, 1999). Psychological distress in turn may adversely impact other areas of functioning, including quality of life Buckhardt, Archenholtz, Mannerkorpi, & Bjelle, 1993), interpersonal relationships (Druley, Stephens, & Coyne, 1997;Fitzpatrick, Newman, Lamb, & Shipley, 1988), fatigue (McKinley, Ouellette, & Winkel, 1995;Wang, Gladman, & Urowitz, 1998), and pain (Tench, McCurdie, White, & D'Cruz, 2000;Wysenbeek, Leibovici, Weinberger, & Guedj, 1993).…”

The structure of the “lived-experience”: analysis of reports from women with systemic lupus erythematosus

“…The work of multidisciplinary teams, including the presence of psychologist in the monitoring of these patients has been discussed by the scientific community, since the development of SLE frequently leads to chronic kidney disease, including end-stage renal disease and sometimes death [1,4,10,19,20] . Undoubtedly, the psychologist can help to assist more effectively without protection, anxious, even when they are not aware of their own anxiety [21] .…”

“…In this context, psychologists play an important role in the follow-up of patients with SLE, in particular those with lupus nephritis, as the course of this disease not rarely leads to chronic renal failure and even to end-stage renal disease, favoring psychological disturbances, and sometimes death [1,3,[5][6][7] .…”