Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
Alleviation of depression rather than pain predicts disease improvement in fibromyalgia patients with prominent psychological symptoms-a prospective observational study.
Kuo-Wei Lee, Yi-On Fong, Yen-Ju Lin, Fu-Wen Liang, Meng-Ni Wu, Chiou-Lian Lai, Chih-Hsien Hung
Published: 202610.1016/j.semarthrit.2026.152920
Abstract
BACKGROUND: How depression and anxiety symptoms affect fibromyalgia (FM) phenotypes and initial treatment outcomes remains unclear. This study prospectively investigated the impact of psychological symptoms on disease manifestations and therapeutic r…
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