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Yusuke Miwa1, Ryo Yanai, Hidekazu Fuyuya
1Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine.
Abstract:
The role of antidepressants in relieving pain and depression in rheumatic diseases are not clear. Specifically, higher depression has been shown to be related to higher pain, higher fatigue, and reduced quality of life for persons with rheumatic disease. At first, treat steroid, immunosuppressive agent and disease modifying anti-rheumatoid drug for rheumatic disease. When depression state does not improve even it, psychotropic drug (e.g., antidepressant drug, anti-anxiety agent, sleeping drug, etc) is used if necessary.
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