Lim L C, Lee T E, Boey M L
Department of Psychological Medicine, National University of Singapore.
Br J Psychiatry. 1991 Oct;159:520-3. doi: 10.1192/bjp.159.4.520.
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.
在一项针对东方人群系统性红斑狼疮精神疾病发病率的病例对照跨文化研究中，对30名系统性红斑狼疮患者和29名类风湿关节炎对照者进行了访谈。新加坡的系统性红斑狼疮患者比西方患者表现出更高的精神疾病发病率。观察到精神疾病发病率与临床疾病活动度之间存在显著相关性。患者对关节炎、肌痛和皮肤病变严重程度的认知是一个重要的病因因素。文化决定的、与疾病相关的心理压力也导致了精神病理学问题。
