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Article: Newly Launched Psoriatic Arthritis Resource Puts Patients on PATH to Better Physical and Emotional Health.
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- August 7, 2006
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Novel program developed as new survey finds patients experience misunderstanding, embarrassment due to disease symptoms
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- For people living with psoriatic arthritis, a disease characterized by pain, stiffness and swelling in and around the joints, physical symptoms may not be the only source of pain. According to a new survey released this week from the National Psoriasis Foundation, people with psoriatic arthritis suffer psychological effects due to the impact of psoriatic arthritis on their appearance and the social stigma associated with physical symptoms of the disease. Psoriatic arthritis was also found to impact ...