Full title: Moderate, Intermittent Voluntary Exercise in a Model of Gulf War Illness Improves Cognitive and Mood Function with Alleviation of Activated Microglia and Astrocytes, and Enhanced Neurogenesis in the Hippocampus
Highlights
• Moderate, intermittent voluntary exercise improved...
ABSTRACT
Background
Functional neurological disorder (FND) is common, and symptoms can be severe. There have been no international large-scale studies of patient experiences of FND.
Methods
We created a patient questionnaire to assess FND patient characteristics, symptom comorbidities, and...
Highlights
• Self-help treatments for young people with persistent physical symptoms are needed.
• The evidence on their effect on symptom burden is still scarce.
• Psychosocial outcomes are only included in few existing studies.
• Hypnotherapy as self-help format shows potential.
• Future...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022399921002014
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Available online 24 June 2021, 110556
Review article
Functional somatic syndromes and joint hypermobility: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author links open overlay...
Authors: Emma C. Anderson, Maria Loades, Jennifer Starbuck, Phil Parker, Fiona Finch, Rebecca Barnes, Lucy Beasant & Esther Crawley
ABSTRACT
Rationale
UK specialist medical care (SMC) for paediatric Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME) includes behavioural approaches (Graded Exercise Therapy...
Another production from the FND paper factory...
Highlights
• 1st Neuroimaging Workgroup Meeting in Functional Neurological Disorder (FND).
• Underscores the importance of FND cohort characterization in brain imaging research.
• Details methodological approaches taken in FND neuroimaging...
Authors also include Carson, Stone et al
Abstract
Communication problems (eg, dysphonia, dysfluency and language and articulation disorders), swallowing disorders (dysphagia and globus), cough and upper airway symptoms, resulting from functional neurological disorder (FND), are commonly...
Abstract
Introduction: Non-pharmacological approaches are recommended as first-line treatment for patients with fibromyalgia. This randomised controlled trial investigated the effects of a multicomponent rehabilitation programme for patients with recently diagnosed fibromyalgia in primary and...
Abstract
Objective
We investigated the effectiveness of Graded Exercise Therapy (GET) delivered to patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME) in a routine, specialist clinic by measuring patient-reported outcome data collected prospectively over several timepoints alongside therapy...
2021
bps
chalder
clinical outcomes
david tuller
get
iapt
long covid
me/cfs
mus
nice guideline
paper
peter denton white
pps
psychosomaticmedicine
trial by error
uk me/cfs clinic
Abstract
Background and Objectives: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a chronic condition distinguished by disabling fatigue associated with post-exertional malaise, as well as changes to sleep, autonomic functioning, and cognition.
Mind-body interventions (MBIs)...
Just came across this and thought it might be of interest (its not new, its from 2004)
Moncrieff, J., Wessely, S., & Hardy, R. (2004). Active placebos versus antidepressants for depression. Cochrane database of systematic reviews, CD003012.PUB2...
Abstract
In this work, we address the issue of prolonged symptoms following an infection by SARS-CoV-2, labeled “long COVID”. This clinically unspecific syndrome must be put in perspective with the post-infectious syndromes known for a long time but ultimately poorly understood and little...
Structural dimensions of the biopsychosocial model. Series of blogs by Healthcare Hubris
A new series of 4 blogs by Healthcare Hubris.
Structural dimensions of the biopsychosocial model:
1) Beginnings...
Highlights
• FND patients have high depression and alexithymia.
• The avoidance pattern of attachment is associated with mood disorders and alexithymia.
• Sex, anxiety and alexithymia were significantly associated with functional seizures.
Abstract
Objective
The contribution of psychological...
J.L. Newton 1
J. Pairman 1
K. Hallsworth 1, 2
S. Moore 1,2
T. Plo TZ 3 and
M.I. Trenell 1, 2
1. UK National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre in Ageing & Age-related Disease, Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK,
2. MRC Centre for Brain...
Chronic pain syndromes in childhood, 2021, Schechter (Oxford Textbook of Pediatric Pain)
Written from a biopsychosocial perspective and looks annoying.
I seem to be able to see all or nearly all of it here...
EXHAUSTION A History
Anna Katharina Schaffner
https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~cavitch/pdf-library/Schaffner_Exhaustion_A_History.pdf
This book has generated negative publicity in the past.
6th Annual Scientific Conference of the European Association of Psychosomatic Medicine (EAPM 2018) incl. several CFS studies
via Dr. Marc-Alexander Fluks
Highlights
Literacy-adapted psychosocial pain treatments produce changes in pain beliefs.
Individuals of low-socioeconomic status show improvements in pain beliefs.
Teaching patients about the biopsychosocial nature of pain is promising.
Abstract
This is a secondary data analysis of a subgroup...
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