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Table 1 Characteristic symptoms and signs of inflammatory arthritis and depressive syndromes

From: The burden of depressive disorders in musculoskeletal diseases: is there an association between mood and inflammation?

Symptoms

Depressive disorders

Rheumatoid arthritis

Psoriatic arthritis

Spondyloarthritis

Fibromyalgia

Fatigue

√13

√78

√

√

√87

Asthenia

√13

√78

√

√

√87

Stiffness

–

√78

√

√

 

Poor sleep

√13

√78

√

√

√87

Chronic pain

√13

√2

√82

√

√87

Malformations

–

√2

–

√80

 

Daily disability

√13

√ 2

–

√80

√

Work inability

√13

√2

–

√80

√

Impaired relationships

√13

√2

√82

√80

√87

Sexual dysfunction

13

–

√82

√80

√87

Shame

–

–

√82

–

–

Guilt

–

–

√82

–

–

Public Embarrassment

–

–

√82

√74

–

Suicidal ideation

√13

–

√83

–

–

  1. √, present and described