ABSTRACT
The review considers the results of studies of the psychosomatic aspects of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which have been published in the past 5 years. In particular, there is evidence for the impact of chronic pain on the psychological status of patients with RA, for that of the disease on quality of life in the patients, their sociopsychological and interpersonal relationships; trials of the efficiency of additional treatment options for RA are given.
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid , Chronic Pain , Complementary Therapies/methods , Psychotherapy/methods , Stress, Psychological , Antirheumatic Agents/therapeutic use , Arthritis, Rheumatoid/complications , Arthritis, Rheumatoid/psychology , Arthritis, Rheumatoid/therapy , Chronic Pain/etiology , Chronic Pain/psychology , Chronic Pain/therapy , Humans , Interpersonal Relations , Patient Compliance , Psychosomatic Medicine , Quality of Life , Social Adjustment , Stress, Psychological/etiology , Stress, Psychological/therapy , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
This clinical and psychological study involved 100 patients aged 24-51 years with primary fibromyalgia syndrome (PFS). The patents exhibited clinical manifestations of neurotic disorders, low level of subjective control, dysadaptive attitude toward the disease, and an intense spectrum of protective psychological mechanisms. The main clinical manifestations of PFS correlated with psychological status of the patients. It is concluded that objective evaluation of clinical conditions of PFS patients requires integrated psychosomatic assessment of their health status.
