Neuropsychiatric symptoms may be common in patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases, according to a new study published by Sloan et al in Rheumatology. Investigators compared the data of 1,853 patients who had systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases with 463 controls. They discovered that the prevalence of 30 neuropsychiatric symptoms (including cognitive, sensorimotor, and psychiatric conditions) was higher among patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases than among controls—and predicted that 55% and 57% of patients with the diseases may have depression and anxiety, respectively. The investigators also asked 289 physicians about whether they communicate with their patients about neuropsychiatric symptoms and found that 4% of them rarely or never ask their patients about their mental health, which was validated by 74% of patients, who reported rarely or never being asked about mental health by their physicians. The investigators encouraged more physician-patient communication to improve care for patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases.