Hidden mental health symptoms in people living with long term autoimmune diseases
Written By : Roshni Dhar
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2023-07-27 03:45 GMT | Update On 2023-07-27 03:45 GMT
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Auto-immune conditions in half of the patients experience mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety, yet the majority are rarely or never asked in the clinic about mental health symptoms, according to new research from the University of Cambridge and King’s College London.
In a study published today in Rheumatology, researchers found that over half of the patients had rarely or never reported their mental health symptoms to a clinician and that the range of possible mental health and neurological symptoms is much wider than has been previously reported.
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