Psoriasis: Depression Increases The Risk of Psoriatic Arthritis! Is It True?

It is quite hard to believe that depression among patients with Psoriasis has an elevated chance of getting affected with Psoriatic Arthritis. Researchers have found out that depression plays a very significant role in the progression of Psoriasis to Psoriatic Arthritis. Investigators have revealed that the patients with Psoriasis who have developed a depressive disorder are highly prone to getting Psoriatic Arthritis. Surprisingly the risk of getting Psoriatic Arthritis, in this case, increases by 37 %.

According to Clinical Pain Advisor, the systemic inflammatory effects present in Psoriasis plays a significant role in developing Psoriatic Arthritis from Psoriasis in the patients. Therefore, the development of depression or any depressive disorder is considered to be alarming for patients affected with Psoriasis since it can lead into developing Psoriatic Arthritis.

Clinical data was evaluated to find out the role played by major depressive disorder in the advancement of an inflammatory disease from a single organ system to multiple organ systems and thereby highlighting a risk factor which makes it possible for the development of Psoriatic Arthritis from the patients who are previously affected with Psoriasis, revealed Psoriasis News Today.

Detailed studies among patients were carefully carried out to reveal the truth of the statement whether depression increases the risk of getting Psoriatic Arthritis to the patients who are already affected with arthritis. To their great surprise, the reports of the research work carried out proved that if a person who is previously affected with Psoriasis develops a major depressive disorder are at increased risk of developing Psoriatic Arthritis. But the patients who do not develop any depression are at much lower risk of getting Psoriatic Arthritis with the passage of time. So it is critical to keep in mind that patients affected with Psoriasis do not develop any depression subsequently.