Associations between childhood trauma, depression, anxiety disorders and early arthritis presence.

ABSTRACT: To compare the prevalence of childhood trauma, depression, and anxiety disorders between patients with early arthritis (EA) and a control group (CG). We further aimed to explore the influence of these variables on EA diagnosis. This monocentric study included 60 prospectively recruited EA patients with at least one inflammatory joint with a symptom duration of 1-12 months. The CG consisted of 60 individuals with no clinical signs of arthritis. The participants underwent a semi-structured interview screening for psychiatric disorders and completed standardized questionnaires, including the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-A, HADS-D), the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), and the Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS). For statistical analysis, we used SPPS© χ2 test, T-test, Man

SUBMITTER: Konjikusic A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12361254 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature