Rheumatology and psychiatry: allies in times of COVID-19

Claudia Elera-Fitzcarrald; Jeff Huarcaya-Victoria; Graciela S. Alarcón; Manuel F. Ugarte-Gil

doi:10.1007/s10067-021-05792-7

Rheumatology and psychiatry: allies in times of COVID-19

Claudia Elera-Fitzcarrald, Jeff Huarcaya-Victoria, Graciela S. Alarcón, Manuel F. Ugarte-Gil

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Abstract

The COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic has had a significant global impact. Physical, emotional, and psychological health, particularly its specific mental health area, has been affected. Patients with rheumatic diseases are more likely to be concerned about COVID-19 than the public in general. Depression and anxiety are the symptoms most commonly reported by these patients. Therefore, now more than ever before, rheumatologists and psychiatrists should work together to improve the care of rheumatic disease patients, identifying the symptoms that uniquely reflect mental health problems, so the patients’ quality of life can be substantially improved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3363-3367
Number of pages	5
Journal	Clinical Rheumatology
Volume	40
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-021-05792-7
State	Published - Aug 2021

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Funding Information:
The authors thank Renato D. Alarcón, MD, MPH, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN; and Honorio Delgado Chair, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, for providing expert assistance in the review of the manuscript.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR).

Keywords

COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019
Mental health
Psychiatrists
Rheumatic diseases
Rheumatologists

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