cbt

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Basically all pwME and their allies say that trials without blinding or objective outcomes are worthless. Asking out of mere curiosity, there any trials of CBT in mental conditions that would meet this standard?

What adaptions are effective to cognitive behavioural interventions for adults with long-term conditions and medically unexplained symptoms? A systematic review Samantha Sanders, Shenede Coppin, Hannah Moulson, Joanna Meola, Jane Meyrick University of the West of England (UWE), Frenchay Campus...

The Draft Report by the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Healthcare Does Not Provide Any Evidence That Graded Exercise Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Are Safe and Effective Treatments for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Mark Vink and Alexandra Vink-Niese...

ABSTRACT Cognitive behaviour therapy for persistent physical symptoms: what to do and how it works? Professor Trudie Chalder Overlapping, common, persistent physical symptoms, not associated with significant pathology, are associated with profound distress, sleep disturbance and disability...

Abstract Background Despite cancer related fatigue (CRF) being the most common, and debilitating symptom in patients with recently diagnosed acute hematological malignancies (HM), there are limited effective treatments for CRF in HM. The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of...

Abstract This study examined the efficacy of internet-delivered cognitive and behavioural interventions for adults with chronic pain AND explored the role of clinical and study characteristics as moderators of treatment effects. PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, CENTRAL and CINAHL were searched to...

The ME/CFS patient community has long worked on debunking graded exercise and CBT as treatments for the disease but I am not aware of similar efforts in the fibromyalgia patient community. Rather, it seems to me that they have accepted these treatments as part of their standard of care. I...

This post has been copied from this thread: Percentage of people with ME/CFS able to work or attend school The latest Virology blog: “Trial By Error: Research From GET/CBT Ideological Brigades Shows No Improvements in Work Status” see...

Abstract Background Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based intervention for severe fatigue. Changes in patients’ fatigue scores following CBT might reflect not only the intended relief in fatigue but also response shift, a change in the meaning of patients’ self-evaluation...

Moss-Morris also an author Abstract Objective Around 30% of people with long-term physical health conditions (LTCs) experience comorbid anxiety and depression. For many, comorbid distress is linked to difficulties adjusting to the challenges of the LTC. The aims of this article are to present...

Wessely was the senior author of the article & Chalder was a trial investigator. Background: Fatigue is a common symptom for which patients consult their doctors in primary care. With usual medical management the majority of patients report that their symptoms persist and become chronic. There...

Full title: The Qigong of Prolong Life With Nine Turn Method Relieve Fatigue, Sleep, Anxiety and Depression in Patients With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Study Background: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a complex disease of unknown etiology and mechanism. The...

Full title: What psychological interventions are effective for the management of persistent physical symptoms (PPS)? A systematic review and meta-analysis Abstract Objectives Presentation of persistent physical symptoms is associated with increased health care utilization, yet clinical...

Abstract Objective Long COVID affects approximately ten-percent of people following post-acute Coronavirus infection. Long COVID is a complex, multisystemic recent illness. Therefore, there are currently no unitary guidelines on its management. The UK national guidelines currently recommended...

Merged thread - article discussed first Abstract here Came across this article in the telegraph reporting CBT and exercise improves fatigue in RA: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/28/arthritis-getting-positive-thinking-could-ease-symptoms/ It seems to be in connection to this paper...

(an old paper, mentioned on another thread here) Interventions for the Treatment and Management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Systematic Review https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/194209 Penny Whiting, MSc; 1 Anne-Marie Bagnall, PhD; 1 Amanda J. Sowden, PhD; 1 John E...

‘CBT for Long-Term Conditions and Medically Unexplained Symptoms’ by Philip Kinsella and Helen Moya (Routledge 2022) Exaggeratedly Negative Beliefs Perpetuate LTCs and MUS? good, detailed write up by Mike Scott http://www.cbtwatch.com/exaggeratedly-negative-beliefs-perpetuate-ltcs-and-mus/

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An umbrella review of the literature on the effectiveness of psychological interventions for pain reduction https://bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40359-017-0200-5 Abstract Background Psychological interventions are widely implemented for pain management and treatment, but...