Determinants of psychological distress and its course in the first year after diagnosis in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 489-504

  Evers, A W M ^a   Kraaimaat, F W ^a   Geenen, R ^b   Bijlsma, J W J ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coping with stress; Disease impact; Functional status; Pain; Psychological distress; Rheumatoid arthritis; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0030734502     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025555600896     Document Type: Article

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