Can Psychosocial Stress At Work Increase Risk Of Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090831214018.htm

ScienceDaily (Sep. 1, 2009) — A Swedish study published in one of the latest issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics discloses new relationships between stress at work and development of rheumatoid arthritis.

Psychosocial work stress, in terms of high psychological demands, low decision latitude or the combination of these stressors (job strain), is associated with an increased risk of several diseases (e.g. cardiovascular disease), but it has not been studied in relation to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, research on the relationship between psychosocial work stress and immunological parameters also suggests a possible association with inflammatory conditions, including RA.

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