Frequency of depression and anxiety in patients with inborn errors of immunity: a cross-sectional study
Luca J Wolff, Torsten Witte, Kai G Kahl, Anna Meinecke, Gerrit Ahrenstorf, Georgios Sogkas, Stefanie Hillmer, Thea Thiele · 2026
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Luca Wolff and colleagues measure how often depression and anxiety affect people born with immune system defects. Their 2026 cross-sectional study in Germany links mental health symptoms to self-isolation driven by infection fears.
One hundred forty-three patients completed standard depression and anxiety questionnaires plus ratings of fatigue, pain, and quality of life. Median symptom scores sat at the mild threshold for both conditions. About a quarter of patients with relevant symptoms had never received a diagnosis or treatment. Eleven patients scoring above the clinical cut-off had no psychiatric diagnosis recorded. Patients who self-isolated over infection concerns scored significantly higher on both symptom scales, with moderate correlations throughout.
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| CREATOR | Luca J Wolff, Torsten Witte, Kai G Kahl, Anna Meinecke, Gerrit Ahrenstorf, Georgios Sogkas, Stefanie Hillmer, Thea Thiele |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |