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Reduction of depression symptoms in patients with moderate-severe psoriasis: A controlled study with adalimumab

Reduction of depression symptoms in patients with moderate-severe psoriasis: A controlled study with adalimumab

 
 

A 12-week randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study assessed the effects of adalimumab (40 mg on alternate weeks) versus placebo on depression self-rating scores in 96 patients with moderate-severe psoriasis. The primary efficacy measure was the change in Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (ZDS) scores from baseline to week 12. The adalimumab group (n = 44) experienced an additional  6-point fall in ZDS scores compared with the placebo group at week 12 (P < 0.001). Improvement in depressive symptoms correlated with improvement in the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) and the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) (both r = 0.5; P < 0.0001). There was a greater ZDS score improvement in responders with a ...

 
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