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Psychiatric Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Singapore a Cross-cultural Comparison

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Lionel Chee-Chong Lim ,
Tock-Eng Lee  and
Mee-Ling Boey
Lionel Chee-Chong Lim*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, National University of Singapore
Tock-Eng Lee
Affiliation:
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Mee-Ling Boey
Affiliation:
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
*
∗c/o Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF
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Abstract

In a case-control, cross-cultural study of the psychiatric morbidity of systemic lupus erythematosus in an Oriental population, 30 patients suffering from SLE and 29 controls with rheumatoid arthritis were interviewed. The SLE patients in Singapore exhibited greater psychiatric morbidity than their Western counterparts. Significant correlation was observed between psychiatric morbidity and the clinical disease activity. The patient's perception of the severity of arthritis, myalgia and dermatological lesions was an important aetiological factor. Culturally determined, disease-related psychological stresses also contributed to the psychopathology.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 159 , Issue 4 , October 1991 , pp. 520 - 523
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Copyright © 1991 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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