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Abstract Background Municipal drinking water contaminated with the parasite Giardia lamblia in Bergen, Norway, in 2004 caused an outbreak of gastrointestinal infection in 2500 people, according to the Norwegian Prescription Database. In the aftermath a minor group subsequently developed...

Looks to be a UK version of Recovery Norge - all stories mention the Lightning Process. "Who We Are Here at Voices of Recovery, we know that change IS possible. We were founded in 2020 to represent the voices of those that have fully recovered from chronic illness, particularly Chronic...

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Improves Physical Function and Fatigue in Mild and Moderate Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Consecutive Randomized Controlled Trial of Standard and Short Interventions Merethe Eide Gotaas, Tore C. Stiles, Johan Håkon Bjørngaard Petter C. Borchgrevink and Egil A. Fors...

Hey Someone anonymous from Norway have produced a very thorough two part series on different topics (PACE, Lightning Process etc.) It has english subtitles so everyone can watch

Abstract Objectives To examine the level of activity in online discussion forums for chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalopathy (CFS/ME) compared to other disorders. We hypothesized the level of activity to be higher in CFS/ME online discussion forums. Design Observational study Setting...

The Norwegian ME Association just published an impressive survey on 5.822 ME patients in Norway. An English summary is available here: https://me-foreningen.no/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Norwegian-ME-Association-2021-Report-on-the-course-of-illness-English-summary.pdf

They talk, in the abstract, about chronic fatigue only, but the patients they discuss have gone through a "CFS/ME" assessment, so may or may not have ME. Open access, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01459740.2021.1883011 This part possibly explains a bit more clearly what the...

https://translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12967-021-02713-9

This is a private initiative from a family who has previously organised two large conferences in Stryn, Norway. They also do fundraising for biomedical research into ME. All money goes to Fluge, Mella and their team at Haukeland University Hospital. (more about their fundraising in English...

A familiar approach in this peer reviewed article on biopsychosocial approach to persistent musculoskeletal pain. This is published in the journal for Norwegian physiotherapists. The abstract is in English, the rest in Norwegian, so quotes are google translated. KFB stands for Cognitive...

https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/8/4/406

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12991-020-00311-5 Primary research Open Access Published: 09 October 2020 Norwegian reference data on the Fatigue Questionnaire and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and their interrelationship Alv A. Dahl1,2* , Kjersti Støen Grotmol3, Marianne...

Paywall, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09593985.2020.1830454 Sci hub, unable to access

Open access, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953620305438

via Dr. Marc-Alexander Fluks

Paywall, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ane.13263 Sci hub, PDF, https://sci-hub.tw/10.1111/ane.13263

published in frontiers in Medicine - Family Medicine and Primary Care Results: The overall response rate by Fatigue score was 55.0% (22 of 40 patients). Fatigue score and other outcome variables showed significant improvements compared to baseline. The SF-36 Physical Function score increased...

From today's morning news on NRK P2-radio A new Norwegian study will investigate the treatment Lightning Process; a method in stress treatment and mental techniques. The study will be led by psychology professor Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair from the Norwegian University of Science and...

Ragnhild Holmås has suffered from ME for nine years. She is now publishing a book where she challenges prejudice against chronic and invisible illnesses. She's inspired by Maya Dusenbery and her method is to use a combination of humour and information. There will probably be several articles...

Today is the première of the English version of a three minute long film about ME and PEM. It's made by the Norwegian ME Association - Rogaland County with professional help from psychologist Ketil Jakobsen and paediatric neurologist Kristian Sommerfelt. The film is available for everyone to...