Depression symptoms are often underdiagnosed and undertreated in patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, contributing to a worsened quality of life (QOL). However, a recent study found that depression, functional impairment, and worsened QOL are related.
A cross-sectional study of survey data shows more than 50% of psoriasis and over 60% of psoriatic arthritis patients have depressive symptoms, with results drawing a link between functional impairment and the likelihood of depressive symptoms.