There are considerable psychological and psychiatric consequences of the pandemic.
Researchers have started to take into account the real or perceived sense of social threats …

Background and objective Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are more
vulnerable to higher levels of stress and psychopathological symptoms than the general …

Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the difficulties encountered by systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE) patients during the early COVID-19 pandemic and to evaluate their …

Background Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
are perceived to be more vulnerable to worse COVID-19 infection outcome. Furthermore …

Background/aim: The COVID-19 outbreak is known to increase stress levels of most patients
with chronic diseases. Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and rheumatoid arthritis …

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become a global
health, social, and economic crisis. Healthcare professionals, patients, healthy individuals …

Somatic symptoms are one of the most common complaints among patients with psychiatric
disorders and are considered as one of the most common psychiatric disorders in the new …

Background: Patients with rheumatic diseases are more likely to suffer from anxiety,
depression and insomnia. Yet, little is known about mental health status during COVID-19 …

Objective To determine the factors associated with anxiety, depression, and concern within
the COVID-19 pandemic in a population with autoimmune diseases. Methods A telephonic …

Background: In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a
public health emergency of international concern. A small proportion of patients infected with …