Rheumatoid arthritis and schizophrenia: Are they mutually exclusive?

The relationship between schizophrenia and rheumatoid arthritis has been explored in a number of studies. It has been claimed that the two disorders are mutually exclusive. Review of the literature indicates that the two conditions seldom coexist. The underlying mechanisms responsible for the infreq...

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Published inSeminars in arthritis and rheumatism Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 70 - 72
Main Author Malek-Ahmadi, Parviz
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia, PA Elsevier Inc 01.08.1985
Elsevier
Subjects
Anti-Inflammatory Agents - pharmacology
Antipsychotic Agents - pharmacology
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - complications
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - physiopathology
Biological and medical sciences
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Endorphins - physiology
Environment
Humans
Inflammatory joint diseases
Medical sciences
Prostaglandins - physiology
Schizophrenia - complications
Schizophrenia - physiopathology
Serotonin - physiology
Tryptophan - physiology
Concomitant disease
Chronic
Rheumatoid arthritis
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Schizophrenia
Inflammatory joint disease
Psychopathology
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Summary:The relationship between schizophrenia and rheumatoid arthritis has been explored in a number of studies. It has been claimed that the two disorders are mutually exclusive. Review of the literature indicates that the two conditions seldom coexist. The underlying mechanisms responsible for the infrequent coexistence of schizophrenia and rheumatoid arthritis are far from clear. However, various hypotheses have been proposed to explain the negative correlation between the two diseases.
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ISSN:0049-0172
1532-866X
DOI:10.1016/0049-0172(85)90011-3