exhaustion disorder

Big news from Sweden... :cautious: According to news articles in Psykologtidningen.se and DN.se yesterday, it has been confirmed that the diagnosis exhaustion disorder ("utmattningssyndrom, UMS") is set to be disappeared in Sweden and in WHO ICD-11 in 2028. Utmattningssyndrom försvinner som...

Psychological responses to acute exercise in patients with stress-induced exhaustion disorder: a cross-over randomized trial Jenny Kling, Robert Persson Asplund, Örjan Ekblom, Victoria Blom Background Understanding psychological responses to acute exercise, defined as a single bout of physical...

A Swedish psychosocial study about CBT and gradual increase in activity (physical activity as in walking or cycling, as well as mental and social activity), is currently recruiting. It is led by Elin Lindsäter, BPS proponent and member of the Oslo Consortium. This is not a recommendation! I...

Abstract [en] Long-term sick leave due to stress-related disorders has been steadily increasing in Western society. A portion of these sick leave rates is attributed to severe symptoms of exhaustion, assumed to be the result of persistent work stress. In Sweden, this symptomatology is currently...

Characterization of exhaustion disorder and identification of outcomes that matter to patients: Qualitative content analysis of a Swedish national online survey Elin Lindsäter, Frank Svärdman, Patrik Rosquist, John Wallert, Ekaterina Ivanova, Mats Lekander, Anna Söderholm, Christian Rück...

Elin Lindsäter, Frank Svärdman, John Wallert, Ekaterina Nikolaevna Ivanova, Anna Söderholm, Robin Fondberg, Gustav Nilsonne, Simon Cervenka, Mats Lekander, Christian Ruck ABSTRACT Background Symptoms related to chronic stress are prevalent and entail high societal costs, yet there is a lack of...

Isoforms of soluble vascular endothelial growth factor in stress-related mental disorders: a cross-sectional study Johanna Wallensten, Fariborz Mobarrez, Marie Åsberg, Kristian Borg, Aniella Beser, Alexander Wilczek & Anna Nager "Abstract Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has been...

Leakage of astrocyte-derived extracellular vesicles in stress-induced exhaustion disorder: a cross-sectional study Johanna Wallensten, Anna Nager, Marie Åsberg, Kristian Borg, Aniella Beser, Alexander Wilczek & Fariborz Mobarrez "Abstract Patients with stress-induced exhaustion disorder (SED)...

The Journal of the Swedish Medical Association is arranging this seminar for the third year in a row. They've had 1 100 participants till now and I believe it's been one of their most popular seminars ever. This time the seminar will take place in Sundsvall April 1st. There will be two...

The role of low-grade inflammation for the progress of disease in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome ME/CFS Anna Andreasson, Martin Jonsjö, Linda Holmström. Original title in Swedish (as stated in the ethical approval application): Betydelsen av låggradig...

The Mind-Body Syndrome Study by Daniel Maroti and Robert Johansson at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden is currently recruiting. (This is not a recommendation!) It's an online treatment focused on emotions. It's called "MBS-studien" in Swedish. http://mbsstudien.se/ More info about Maroti's...

There’s been some discussion in other threads about some very bold claims made by Bo Christer Bertilson and Björn Bragée at Bragée ME-center in Stockholm, Sweden. For example, in an interview on Swedish TV (Malou efter 10, 13 May 2019), Bertilson claimed that close to 90% of the patients at...

Läkartidningen (Doctor's newspaper) provides news on behalf of the Swedish Medical Association. In May they invite to a seminar about the differences between chronic fatigue and ME. Important topic perhaps particularly in Sweden where chronic fatigue/idiopathic or stress related fatigue goes...