Abstract
Aim
To validate child-adapted shortened versions of the Irritable Bowel Syndrome-Behavioral Responses Questionnaire (IBS-BRQ; short scale denoted BRQ-C) and the Visceral Sensitivity Index (VSI; short scale denoted VSI-C) for children with functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPDs)...
Quarmby L, Rimes KA, Deale A, Wessely S, Chalder T. Cognitive-behaviour therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome: comparison of outcomes within and outside the confines of a randomised controlled trial. Behav Res Ther. 2007;45(6):1085-1094. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2006.08.019...
Full title: Generalised worry in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome following Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - a prospective cohort study in secondary care
Highlights
• Generalised worry is highly prevalent in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).
• Worry was linked with greater fatigue, anxiety...
Abstract
Background
Previous research has shown that psychological factors, such as stress and social support, are associated with greater susceptibility to viral respiratory illnesses and more severe symptoms. During the COVID-19 pandemic there has been a well-documented deterioration in...
Illness-Related Cognition, Distress and Adjustment in Functional Stroke Symptoms, Vascular Stroke, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Abbeygail Jones
,
Abigail Smakowski
,
Alicia Hughes
,
Anthony S. David
, and Trudie Chalder
Abstract.
Background: High rates of psychological distress are reported...
Full title: Association of SARS-CoV-2 Infection With Psychological Distress, Psychotropic Prescribing, Fatigue, and Sleep Problems Among UK Primary Care Patients
Kathryn M. Abel, MD, PhD1,2,3,4; Matthew J. Carr, PhD4,5,6; Darren M. Ashcroft, PhD4,5,6; Trudie Chalder, PhD7; Carolyn A...
Abstract
Aims. This paper explores socio-demographic, work and clinical characteristics that are associated with occupational status among patients who were assessed at baseline and a follow-up point.
Methods. Longitudinal data were assessed from patients affected by CFS who attended an...
https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/evidence-based-care-for-people-with-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-and-myalgic-encephalomyelitis(536398c9-3ebe-4faf-b3bc-e01257e82c65).html
Abstract (Paragraphs mine for legibility)
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), sometimes referred to as myalgic...
https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/is-infection-with-covid19-causing-an-increased-risk-of-psychological-distress-psychotropic-prescribing-or-sleep-and-fatigue-problems(a1979edd-3821-454a-b488-b9c716e49e7b).html
Is infection with COVID-19 causing an increased risk of psychological...
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/aug/30/withdrawal-planned-guidance-me-leaves-patients-distraught
Natalie Grover seems to be getting nearer to understanding the problem, even if still a little way away. Some reasonable quotes from me. Some from Sharpe and Chalder as well.
COVID-19 Infection and Subsequent Psychiatric Morbidity, Sleep Problems and Fatigue: Analysis of an English Primary Care Cohort of 226,521 Positive Patients
Abstract
Background: While some people who have had COVID-19 experience fatigue and sleep problems long after the acute phase of the...
Dear Editor,
Fatigue may be defined as ‘tiredness or exhaustion as a result of mental or physical exertion’ (Dittner et al., 2004). Few studies have examined rates of fatigue among those with psychotic disorders. One Australian exception found that nearly 60% of 93 inpatients were fatigued...
Abstract
Objective
We investigated the effectiveness of Graded Exercise Therapy (GET) delivered to patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME) in a routine, specialist clinic by measuring patient-reported outcome data collected prospectively over several timepoints alongside therapy...
2021
bps
chalder
clinical outcomes
david tuller
get
iapt
long covid
me/cfs
mus
nice guideline
paper
peter denton white
pps
psychosomatic medicine
trial by error
uk me/cfs clinic
The spin on this is quite shocking:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/efficacy-of-therapistdelivered-transdiagnostic-cbt-for-patients-with-persistent-physical-symptoms-in-secondary-care-a-randomised-controlled-trial/CEDD9B7597902C283BBB7CA7B43A81C7
Efficacy...
Part of: BJPsych Advances Cochrane Corner and Round the Corner Collection
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 April 2018
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Editor's summary
In a recent Round the Corner, Mitchell commented on a Cochrane Review of exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). One of the...
obviously not new.
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Summary
Background
The PACE trial found that, when added to specialist medical care (SMC), cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), or graded exercise therapy (GET) were superior to adaptive pacing therapy (APT) or SMC alone in improving fatigue and physical functioning in...
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