Counselling services embedded within rheumatology clinics could help bridge the gap in mental health care provision for adults with rheumatic diseases

Georgia Hayward¹, Rachel Mandela², Andrew Barr^{1

3

4}, Jane Freeston^{1

3

4}, Claire Vandevelde^{1

3

4}, Helena Marzo-Ortega^{1

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Rheumatology Department, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, UK.
² Clinical Psychology Department, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, UK.
³ NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK.
⁴ Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.

Georgia Hayward et al. Rheumatol Adv Pract. 2022.

. 2022 Oct 10;6(3):rkac080.

doi: 10.1093/rap/rkac080. eCollection 2022.

Georgia Hayward¹, Rachel Mandela², Andrew Barr^{1

3

4}, Jane Freeston^{1

3

4}, Claire Vandevelde^{1

3

4}, Helena Marzo-Ortega^{1

3

4}

¹ Rheumatology Department, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, UK.
² Clinical Psychology Department, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, UK.
³ NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK.
⁴ Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.

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