Shirin Mostafa Anwar Elmakawi <br/><br/>
Psychopathological characteristics of Egyptian patients with rheumatologic diseases /  
 الخصائص السيكوباثولوجية فى الأمراض الروماتيزمية فى عينة  مصرية 
Shirin Mostafa Anwar Elmakawi ; Supervised Magdi Mohamed Arafa , Ayman Kamel Elgarf , Samir Mohamed Abou Elmagd 
 - Cairo :   Shirin Mostafa Anwar Elmakawi ,   2013 
 - 259 P. :   charts ;   25cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine- Department of Neuropsychiatry 
<br/><br/> Rheumatologic patients reveal high prevalence of psychiatric disorder, especially depression and anxiety. SLE and RA patients have characteristic features at a dynamic psychopathological level in relation to coping styles,defensive functions and self esteem. SLE and RA patients show characteristic results when relating these psychological variables with clinical variables (disease activity, disease duration, pain) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Ego defense mechanisms Rheumatoid arthritis-coping mechanisms  Systemic lupus erythematosus