[ABSTRACT] Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic disease of unknown etiology that mainly affects the joints and causes pain, stiffness, deformity and physical impairment. The present study is focused on a theoretical overview of some of the most outstanding works which have studied the relationship between negative emotions, especially depression, anxiety and anger, and this type of rheumatic pathologies in the last years. The aim of this review is to collect the most significant results pointed out