Depression Is Associated With Subjective Measures of Crohn's Disease Activity During Longitudinal Follow-up

Gaines L, Slaughter J, Horst S et al. Association Between Affective-Cognitive Symptoms of Depression and Exacerbation of Crohn's Disease. Am J Gastroenterol 2016;111:864–870. Crohn's disease (CD) is associated with a higher prevalence of depression than is observed in the general population. The presence of such psychological comorbidity may affect disease outcomes in CD, with some studies suggesting the presence of depression increases risk of...