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Depression, anxiety and pain in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).

Margetić B, Aukst-Margetić B, Bilić E, Jelusić M, Tambić Bukovac L

Neuropsychiatric Hospital Dr. Ivan Barbot, 44317 Popovaca, Croatia. branimir.margetic@zg.htnet.hr

The aim of this study was to assess relations among depression, anxiety and pain in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Pain was measured with the visual analogue scale (VAS), and depression and anxiety with depression and anxiety subscales from the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSC-C). Pain perception was significantly correlated with depression scores.

Published 6 June 2005 in Eur Psychiatry, 20(3): 274-6.
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