psychosomatic medicine

I realised there wasn’t a specific thread for the link between BPS/psychosomatics and sexism. So I’ve created one. The thing that prompted me to create this thread, was that I was looking at a review of “CBT for Cancer”, and noticed that CBT is very outproportionally studied in breast cancer...

Briefly in the past I become aware of a 1995 symposium sponsored by the Signe and Ane Gyllenberg Foundation in which Simon Wessely spoke "Chronic fatigue syndrome: a 20th century illness? (pp. 17-34). I Googled it today and came across a recent symposium in Sept 2024: Psychosomatic medicine...

I often hear the claim that the reason ME/CFS is neglected psychologised etc. is that we don’t have a biomarker for the disease. In my opinion, it is a possibility that we have a biomarker within the next decade, even though it might only be usable in specialist laboratories. How do you think...

Measuring persistent somatic symptom related stigmatisation: Development of the Persistent Somatic Symptom Stigma scale for healthcare professionals (PSSS-HCP) Brodie McGhie-Fraser, Caoimhe McLoughlin, Peter Lucassen, Aranka Ballering, Sandra van Dulmen, Evelien Brouwers, Jon Stone, Tim olde...

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...

HPV vaccine confidence and cases of mass psychogenic illness following immunization in Carmen de Bolivar, Colombia https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6363158/ We report the case of multiple adverse reactions following HPV vaccination in Colombian adolescents in Carmen de Bolivar. In...

Patients with persistent symptoms after COVID-19 attending a multidisciplinary evaluation: Characteristics, medical conclusions, and satisfaction Gouraud; Thoreux; Ouazana-Vedrines; Pitron; Betouche; Bolloch; Caumes; Guemouni; Xiang; Lemogne; Ranque Objective Among patients attending a...

Mental health services abusing patients wont come as a surprise to ME patients but now it appears the BBC managed to get some footage of it happening undercover. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63045298

(Not a recommendation) Source: Female First Date: May 9, 2022 URL: https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/jan-rothney-breaking-free-long-covid-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-1347530.html Ref: https://arkbound.com/product/breaking-free-by-jan-oakley/ Jan Rothney, author of 'Breaking Free'...

Copied from the Long Covid thread This BPS-focused questionnaire is open to everyone with a long-term chronic illness. Its explicit aim is to build support for a BPS approach to LC. You know what to do: answer honestly. It's short, about 5-10 minutes.

Abstract Introduction This study examines the relationships among recent adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), somatic symptoms, and anxiety/depression symptoms during adolescence and whether anxiety/depression symptoms mediate the relationship between ACEs and somatic symptoms. Methods...

Full title: Evaluation of a Multidisciplinary Integrated Treatment Approach Versus Standard Model of Care for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDS): A Matched Cohort Study Abstract Background Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) are linked to a variety of potential causes, and...

Introduction The aim of the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme is to ensure that high quality research information on the clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and broader impact of healthcare treatments and tests are produced in the most efficient way for those who plan, provide...

Abstract Objective: Stress system dysregulation is considered to have an important role in the aetiology of paediatric functional neurological (conversion) disorder. This study examined salivary cortisol and α-amylase awakening responses in children with functional neurological disorder to...

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An umbrella review of the literature on the effectiveness of psychological interventions for pain reduction https://bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40359-017-0200-5 Abstract Background Psychological interventions are widely implemented for pain management and treatment, but...

Full title: Functional somatic symptoms in youths in general practice: A cross-sectional study on prevalence, clinical management and perceived burden Highlights • Youths are less often followed up in general practice compared to adults. • 4.4% of youths are diagnosed with functional somatic...

Abstract Functional movement disorder (FMD) is a common manifestation of functional neurological disorder presenting with diverse phenotypes such as tremor, weakness and gait disorder. Our current understanding of the basic epidemiological features of this condition is unclear. We aimed to...

Tarjei Tørre Asprusten will be defending his thesis "Diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Adolescents" for the degree of PhD 7th March 2022. Principal supervisor is prof. Wyller. Summary Diagnostic labels as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and Systemic...

Copied from ReCOVer: A RCT testing the efficacy of CBT for preventing chronic post-infectious fatigue among patients diagnosed with COVID-19. You are probably much more on the money that I am. My mind initially went to even more cynical assumptions. Goodness knows why they need a less and...