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© 1993 British Society for Rheumatology

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RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PATIENTS COPING WITHOUT DRUG THERAPY

C. M. DEIGHTON, M. M. B. WILLIAMSON and W. C. DICK

The Department of Rheumatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary and the University Department of Medicine Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 4LP

Correspondence to: Correspondence to C. M. Deighton

In view of the variable and unpredictable efficacy and toxicity of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, it is not surprising that some patients with rheumatoid arthritis elect to cope without recourse to these medications. We describe four of these patients, consider the lessons to be learnt, and identify further research that needs to be done on this aspect of illness behaviour.

KEY WORDS: Rheumatoid arthritis, Drug regimens, Illness behaviour, Coping strategies


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