Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Narrative Review of Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Clinical Implications
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease that causes persistent joint pain, functional limitation, and disability, and it carries a substantial psychological burden. Anxiety and depression are increasingly recognized as common and clinically important comorbidities of RA that can adversely...