Psychiatric Comorbidity and Work Disability in Patients With Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases
Bernd Löwe, MD, Dipl-Psych,
Levke Willand, MD,
Wolfgang Eich, MD,
Stephan Zipfel, MD,
Anthony D. Ho, MD,
Wolfgang Herzog, MD and
Christoph Fiehn, MD
From the Department of General Internal and Psychosomatic Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Medical Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany (B.L., L.W., W.E., W.H.); Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana (B.L.); Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Tübingen, Medical Hospital, Tübingen, Germany (S.Z.); and Department of Haematology, Oncology, and Rheumatology, University of Heidelberg, Medical Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany (A.D.H., C.F.).

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Figure 1. Relationship among rate of work disability, psychiatric comorbidity, and severity of illness (physicians rating) in patients with IRD and controls
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