The Combined Treatment of Chinese Herbal Medicines is Correlated with a Lower Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Patients with Depression: Evidence from a Population-Based Patient–control Study

Authors

Chieh-Tsung Yen, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation
Hanoch Livneh, Portland State UniversityFollow
Hui-Ju Huang, The Buddhist Tzuchi Medical Foundation
Ming-Chi Lu, Buddhist Tzu chi Medical Foundation
Ming-Chi Lu, The Buddhist Tzuchi Medical Foundation
Wei-Jen Chen, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation
Tzung-Yi Tsai, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation

Published In

Pharmaceuticals

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2025

Subjects

Chinese herbal medicines

Abstract

Background: Major depression places psychological strain on the individual that may increase the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Though the use of Chinese herbal medicines (CHMs) is widespread in clinical practice, its effect on the prevention of RA incidents is still unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the association between CHMs use by patients with depression and their subsequent risk of being diagnosed with RA.

Rights

Copyright: © 2025 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/4.0/).

Locate the Document

https://doi.org/10.3390/ph18040480

DOI

10.3390/ph18040480

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/43564

Citation Details

Yen, C. T., Livneh, H., Huang, H. J., Lu, M. C., Chen, W. J., & Tsai, T. Y. (2025). The Combined Treatment of Chinese Herbal Medicines Is Correlated with a Lower Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Patients with Depression: Evidence from a Population-Based Patient–Control Study. Pharmaceuticals, 18(4), 480.