functional disorder

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...

Abstract Background and aim: It is generally accepted that functional somatic disorders (FSDs) are a product of biological, psychological, and social factors. Social position might be part of this complex, but the literature on this issue is currently heterogeneous and inconsistent. The aim of...

ABSTRACT Disrupted pain regulation has been proposed as a component in functional somatic disorders (FSD). The objective of this study was to examine a general population sample, encompassing three delimitations of FSD while assessing pain sensitivity and conditioning pain modulation (CPM)...

Abstract Objective: Psychosocial trauma was associated with developing conversion disorder (also known as functional neurological disorder) before Freud, though why a particular symptom should arise is unknown. We aimed to determine if there was a relationship between trauma type and symptom...

Highlights • Prevalence of diagnoses were lower in the diagnostic interview than in self-reported questionnaires. • Discrepancies constituted the clinical evaluation of symptom attribution and impairment. • Symptom questionnaires are an important screening tool. • Diagnostic interviews are...

"AIC 2021, Advancements in Clinical Research and Innovative Practices in Functional Medicine, will feature preeminent researchers, clinicians, and thought leaders presenting clinical content with a focus on the resilience of patients as well as practitioners. The conference will highlight the...

Open access, https://bmcgastroenterol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12876-021-01637-4

CFS is used as an example of a functional disorder. Open access, https://www.rcpjournals.org/content/clinmedicine/21/1/8

Open access, https://www.rcpjournals.org/content/clinmedicine/21/1/44

https://mecentraal.wordpress.com/2020/12/15/helsinki-university-hospitals-outpatient-clinic-for-functional-disorders-treats-me-cfs-patients/

Paywall, https://pedsinreview.aappublications.org/content/41/12/630 Sci hub, no access.

Paywall, https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20060159 Sci hub, no access.

Paywall, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0399077X20307265 Sci hub, https://sci-hub.se/10.1016/j.medmal.2020.09.026

Article about the new diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia Dagens Medisin had an article about the new diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia, with comments from Egil Fors who have been involved in some ME/CFS research at NTNU...

Optimising engagement and outcomes for patients with Functional/Medically Unexplained Symptoms This conference will be delivered on Zoom. This event has been approved by The British Psychological Society for the purposes of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and by the Royal College of...

Full title: Comorbidities of Patients with Functional Somatic Syndromes Before, During and After First Diagnosis: A Population-based Study using Bavarian Routine Data Open access, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-66685-4

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022399919309183 (not yet available on sci-hub)

The Danish Health Authorities has just published a guideline on how to code Functional Disorders. ME has previously been included in the term Functional Disorders, but Danish politicians overruled this and decided WHO's definition of ME should be kept. Here are the new codes on functional...

Full title: Symptom frequency and development of a generic functional disorder symptom scale suitable for use in studies of patients with irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia syndrome or chronic fatigue syndrome Open access at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095882X18300987

This looks like it could be very annoying https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1367493519864745