psychosomatic

Hi, this is my first discussion thread so mods pls tell me if there is another thread I'm missing that covers this topic. I'm trying to figure out a good way to discuss with family, friends, and medical providers the relationship between stress and ME and POTS/dysautonomia. Obviously ME and...

“I still can’t forget those words”: mixed methods study of the persisting impact on patients reporting psychosomatic and psychiatric misdiagnoses Sloan, Melanie; Bosley, Michael; Gordon, Caroline; Pollak, Thomas A; Mann, Farhana; Massou, Efthalia; Morris, Stephen; Holloway, Lynn; Harwood...

No Abstract Provided My phone isn’t letting me copy exerpts from pdf. But the reason I’m sharing this is it’s a rather interesting peak into how pwME might be treated in China (it seems a diagnosis of “somatic depression” is likely). LINK (PDF)

Abstract: MCS) is still debated, which is an obstacle to assessing treatment options. An analysis of the scientific literature combined with the clinical experience can suggest some avenues. Methods: The etiology of MCS and its underlying mechanisms were reviewed from the scientific literature...

Long-term sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 two years following infection: exploring the interplay of biological, psychological, and social factors...

Objective: Comorbidities between internalizing disorders (IDs) and functional disorders (FDs) are well-documented, indicating shared pathways. However, their symptom-level relationships have been largely unexplored. This exploratory study employs a network approach to investigate symptoms of...

Link (Paywall): https://doi.org/10.1177/10398562231222809 Abstract Objective The aim is to consider Long COVID not as a new clinical entity but as another example of a disabling, historical phenomenon. Conclusions A triad of polymorphic symptomatology, an elusive pathophysiological explanation...

Abstract Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous negative impact on the psychosomatic status of the general population, and especially of more vulnerable populations, such as older people. The present study aimed to assess changes in psychosomatic status before and after the COVID-19...

Abstract Background. The aim of this study was to clarify the pathophysiology of functional dyspepsia (FD), a highly prevalent gastrointestinal syndrome, and its relationship with the better understood syndrome of gastroparesis. Methods. Adult patients with chronic upper gastrointestinal...

https://journals.lww.com/jfmpc/fulltext/2024/13040/chronic_nonspecific_multiple_sites_pain__cnmsp__of.37.aspx Chronic nonspecific multiple-sites pain [CNMSP] of unknown etiology: Biopsychosocial method of evaluation for the primary care level Goel, Deepak1; Avinash, Priya R.2; Shangari...

Full title: Evaluation of Tools to Assess Symptoms and Symptom Severity in Patients With Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis Abstract A substantial portion of patients presenting to healthcare settings exhibit physical symptoms lacking clear...

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024030627 Identifying the mental health burden in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) patients in Switzerland: A pilot study Rahel Susanne König, Daniel Henry Paris, Marc Sollberger, Rea Tschopp PII...

Cytokines IL1β, IL6, TNFα and serum cortisol levels may not constitute reliable biomarkers to identify individuals with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 Michael Fleischer; Fabian Szepanowski; Anne K Mausberg; Livia Asan; Ellen Uslar; Denise Zwanziger; Lothar Volbracht; Mark Stettner; Christoph...

A Case Report on Care-Seeking Type Illness Anxiety Disorder after COVID-19 Infection Kasi, Lakshmi S.; Moorthy, Bini This case report highlights the diagnostic challenges presented by the overlapping symptoms of illness anxiety disorder (IAD) and long COVID-19 (LC-19). This case report focuses...

"March 11 marks 3 years since WHO declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. While the world is determined to move on from the acute phase, at least 65 million people are estimated to struggle with long COVID, a debilitating post-infection multisystem condition with common symptoms of fatigue...

Substantial differences in perception of disease severity between post COVID-19 patients, internists, and psychiatrists or psychologists: the Health Perception Gap and its clinical implications Ruzicka, Michael; Ibarra Fonseca, Gerardo Jesus; Sachenbacher, Simone; Heimkes, Fides; Grosse-Wentrup...

I use to believe in the concept when I was 21 based upon little more than some body in authority saying it was real and also being fooled in to thinking I was experiencing it, which I'm now embarrassed to admit. So what about you guys, have you ever believed in it and if so, what convinced you...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3037818/ Abstract The influence of psychosocial factors on the development and progression of cancer has been a longstanding hypothesis since ancient times. In fact, epidemiological and clinical studies over the past 30 years have provided strong...

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/14/well/marlena-fejzo-hyperemesis-gravidarum.html?unlocked_article_code=i7exBjGLMkMQVJKOgEZ_PBv29j4GYrj4q6R0YqeSGQumAtqyVKkXwLaZ7KLVZGykBQcxBasbEjYPcILSMlSxNDlw_xrprtr7hB0f7w_NpdqRTRX0ASFJqoJE3nbD1s1ehkYpzQPzcFMspQHlhOMLG0wwGtq1IVxqeaiDdNQ3_Of5T64T45gIEO70aUzvW5kwN...

I know central sensitisation theory is the new buzzword by many of the bps brigade, Per Fink refers to it a lot in his slides, and has no evidence. May I ask as well as I think them suggesting central sensitisation is the cause of pain in pwme, are they also trying to claim it’s the cause of...