Stress and Depression in Relation to Functional Health Behaviors in African American Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Edith M. Williams^1*, Larisa Bruner², Megan Penfield³, Diane Kamen⁴ and James C. Oates⁴

¹Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA

²Office of Public Health Practice, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA

³Institutional Assessment and Compliance, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA

⁴Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA

^*Corresponding Author: Edith M. Williams, Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities, University of South Carolina, 220 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 103, Columbia, SC 29210, USA, Tel: 803-251-2225 Email: