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Children, teens, and young adults living with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) require intense immunosuppressive treatments to prevent serious organ damage. By the mid-2010’s, multiple studies were published that showed high rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts among children and youth with cSLE. Importantly, young adults who were diagnosed with lupus in childhood were more likely than young adults with adult-onset lupus to experience major depression episodes, with a higher risk of recurrent episodes of depression well into adulthood.
