Disability and a recent diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are associated with a greater risk for depression according to research funded by the Arthritis Foundation and presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco. Studies show that people with RA who are depressed have worse outcomes – including death – as compared to people with RA who are not depressed.
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