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Psychiatric illness associated with systemic lupus erythematosus
Southern Medical Journal
|October 11, 1975
Summary
Mental changes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are common, ranging widely due to classification issues. Psychiatric illness in SLE patients includes organic and functional disorders, with varied prevalence and outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Rheumatology
- Psychiatry
- Immunology
Background:
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with a wide reported range of associated mental changes (3% to 65%).
- Difficulty in determining true incidence stems from variations in symptom classification, reporting, and study design.
- Psychiatric manifestations in SLE are broadly categorized into organic and functional disorders.