Gastrointestinal symptoms are closely associated with depression in iron deficiency anemia: a comparative study.

Background And Objectives: Until now, very few studies evaluated the association between gastrointestinal and psychiatric symptoms in iron deficiency anemia (IDA). The study investigated the frequency of functional dyspepsia (FD) in IDA patients and determined its association with depression and somatization.

Design And Settings: The study was conducted at the Hematology Department of Trakya University Medical Faculty, which is a tertiary referral center in northwestern Turkey.

Is iron-deficiency anemia associated with migraine? Is there a role for anxiety and depression?

Background: In this study, we determined the frequency of migraine headache in iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) patients and whether it was related to anxiety, depression, and somatization.

Methods: We included 127 consecutive IDA patients into the study. All patients were asked validated questions about headache and migraine face-to-face.

Autoimmune rheumatic disease associated symptoms in fibromyalgia patients and their influence on anxiety, depression and somatisation: a comparative study.

Objectives: In this study we evaluated the frequency of autoimmune rheumatic disease associated major symptoms in fibromyalgia (FM) patients, and the association between their presence and anxiety, depression and somatisation.

Methods: Two hundred and thirty-two FM, 78 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and 70 healthy controls were included. All subjects were questioned face-to-face for the presence of autoimmune rheumatic disease-associated symptoms and antinuclear antibody (ANA) was determined.