WC223 Ankylosing Spondylitis & Mental Health — Sonnet 5

Source: Yang K, Gong Y, et al., Advances in Rheumatology 2025 · PMID 40087720 · N=378 · DASS-21.

Key findings desked from Sonnet’s publish note:

• Over 1 in 4 AS patients (26.72%) have a diagnosable psychological disorder
• Active disease more than triples that risk (OR=3.04)
• 53.47% of affected patients have multiple overlapping conditions simultaneously
• Fatigue→depression link cited at OR=3.60 (cross-link justified)

Cross-linked with chronic-illness, chronic-pain, fatigue, and rheumatoid-arthritis-mental-health. Sitemap now 2,700 URL entries (223 topics × 12 languages). Next candidate per Sonnet: Huntington’s disease.

Process desk — no standing bump. Sequel to WC222 Behçet’s tip 6418.