Depression, anxiety and pain in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

Eur Psychiatry. 2005 May;20(3):274-6. doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2004.12.014.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess relations among depression, anxiety and pain in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Pain was measured with the visual analogue scale (VAS), and depression and anxiety with depression and anxiety subscales from the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSC-C). Pain perception was significantly correlated with depression scores.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / blood
  • Anxiety / blood
  • Anxiety / epidemiology*
  • Anxiety / etiology*
  • Arthritis, Juvenile / complications*
  • Arthritis, Juvenile / epidemiology*
  • Catchment Area, Health
  • Child
  • Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / blood
  • Depression / blood
  • Depression / epidemiology*
  • Depression / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydrocortisone / blood
  • Interleukins / blood
  • Male
  • Mental Health Services / statistics & numerical data
  • Netherlands / epidemiology
  • Pain / blood
  • Pain / epidemiology*
  • Pain / etiology*
  • Pain Measurement
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / metabolism

Substances

  • Interleukins
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
  • Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
  • Hydrocortisone