[Chronic pain and depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results of five - year follow - up].

Unlabelled: The aim of the study was to analyze the factors affecting chronic pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Materials And Methods: 128 patients with reliable diagnosis of RA [111 (86.7%) women and 17 (13.

[The anxiety-depressive spectrum disorders in patients with larynx diseases].

Aim: To perform a psychopathological and clinical/psychological analysis of anxiety-depressive spectrum disorders (ADSD) in inflammatory otorhinolaryngological disease - larynx granuloma.

Material And Methods: We examined 30 patients, aged 33-65 years, including 13 patients with post-surgical recurrence of granuloma and 17 patients diagnosed for the first time with granuloma.

Results And Conclusion: The relationship between larynx granuloma and ADSD, predominantly of chronic type was shown.

[The magnitude of fatigue and its association with depression, pain, and inflammatory activity in rheumatoid arthritis].

Aim: To analyze the rate of clinically significant fatigue and to search for its predictors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Subjects And Methods: The investigation included 95 patients with a valid RA diagnosis. The majority of the patients were women (87.

[Perception of pain in rheumatoid arthritis: relation to inflammation, psychic disorders, functional status, and quality of life].

Pain perception was analyzed depending on the inflammatory activity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), variants and manifestations of psychic disorders (including depressive, anxious and moderate cognitive ones), chronic fatigue, changes in the functional status and quality of life. The study included 125 patients (mean age 47.4 +/- 1.

[Cognitive impairment and anxiety-depressive disorders in patients with rheumatoid arthritis].

Data on the prevalence and features of cognitive impairment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are presented. Cognitive impairment was noted in 66% of patients, it did not reach the threshold of dementia and met the diagnostic criteria for moderate cognitive impairment. Anxiety-depressive spectrum disorders were found in 94% patients.