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Why Psoriatic Arthritis Increases Your Risk of Depression
In this video, learn about why depression is common among people with psoriatic arthritis and why treatment—for both—is important.
Written by Lauren Smith, MA | Reviewed by Alexandra Schwarz, MD
Updated on January 30, 2024Chronic conditions can be difficult to deal with, and it’s perhaps not a surprise that having one can cause stress and increase the risk of mental illnesses like depression. This is also true for psoriatic arthritis (PsA), a chronic autoimmune condition that causes joint pain and flaky skin lesions.
“Although there is an increased risk of depression amongst all autoimmune conditions, psoriatic arthritis does have one of the higher ones, if not the highest,” says Nicola Kim Berman, MD, a rheumatologist based in New York.
Additional Medical Contributors
- Nicola Berman, MDDr. Berman is a rheumatologist based in New York.
References
Liu, Y.Z., et al. (2017). Inflammation: the common pathway of stress-related diseases. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
National Psoriasis Foundation. (2023). Related conditions of psoriasis.
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