psychosomatic medicine

ABSTRACT We report a case of a 62-year-old female diagnosed with functional neurological disorder (FND), where the diagnosis was eventually revised to progressive supranuclear palsy 3 years after symptom onset. FND is a commonly encountered condition and can be diagnosed with a considerable...

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...

Ashok Gupta is citing this study as 'proof' that his programme is a cure for ME/CFS. Given that he is now actively targeting Covid LongHaulers, I thought it best to bring this to the attention of S4ME's resident experts. According to the comments on this youtube video, there are allegedly "3...

Abstract Background Fibromyalgia (FM) is a contested, chronic widespread pain syndrome on which recommended therapies have short-lasting, moderate effects. Nevertheless, some patients become symptom-free, and their recovery experiences inspired us to develop a patient-centred recovery-oriented...

" Abstract Background The PHQ-9 is a self-administered depression screening instrument. Little is known about its utility and accuracy in detecting depression in adults with dissociative seizures (DS). Objectives Using the Mini – International Neuropsychiatric Interview as a reference, we...

Full title: What Does CATS Have to Do With Cancer? The Cognitive Activation Theory of Stress (CATS) Forms the SURGE Model of Chronic Post-surgical Pain in Women With Breast Cancer Chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP) represents a highly prevalent and significant clinical problem. Both major and...

The Emotionally Disturbed Child as a Family Scapegoat Ezra F. Vogel and Norman W. Bell The phenomenon of scapegoating is as old as human society. Sir James Frazer records, in The Golden Bough,2 numerous instances, reaching back to antiquity, of public scapegoats, human and otherwise. He views...

Highlights • Guided graded exercise self-help (GES) can lead to sustained improvement in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. • There was no evidence of greater harm after GES compared to specialist medical care at long-term follow-up. • The study showed that GES was probably...

Central sensitisation in chronic pain conditions: latest discoveries and their potential for precision medicine Authors include Nijs and Clauw. Published in the Lancet. Full paper here. Includes ‘chronic fatigue syndrome in the text and tables. Summary Chronic pain is a leading cause of...

Abstract Objective Functional dystonia (FD) is a disabling and diagnostically challenging functional movement disorder (FMD). We sought to identify historical predictors of FD vs. other primary dystonias (ODs) and develop a practical prediction algorithm to guide neurologists. Methods 1475...

Abstract Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) are persistent bodily symptoms without known pathology. An unofficial term has recently emerged in Taiwan to accommodate MUS: autonomic imbalance (AI). AI literally refers to disturbances of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) that innervates vital...

In a new blog series, we will investigate how illnesses were once thought to result from stress, psychological disturbance, or deviant personality features. From the cancer-prone personality to the theory of ‘refrigerator mothers’, medicine appears to suffer from a recurrent tendency to...

Full title: Persistent Suffering: The Serious Consequences of Sexual Violence against Women and Girls, Their Search for Inner Healing and the Significance of the #MeToo Movement This paper uses the method of theory synthesis, primarily from our own previous studies and psychoneuroimmunology...

Open access, https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2021.633048/full

Paywall, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09638288.2021.1887946

This thread has been split from a thread discussing a book about Ron Davis: The Puzzle Solver by Tracie White I've been following ME/CFS research and news and reading forums for over 25 years. I think that the UK has played a much bigger part internationally in psychologising the condition and...

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://slate.com/technology/2021/02/chronic-pain-neuroscience-education-running-joy.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab-intl-en Content warning: When the article says neuroscience, they really mean "neuroscience" ;). Some excerpts: This is an "interesting" bit: This bit... hmmm:

https://www.rcpjournals.org/content/clinmedicine/21/1/4

Just came across this and had to share this with you all. Very old, but still, my eyes popped at the patient descriptions. Not to mention the "treatment". Sort of in the category of "things could be worse".... Its a description of the outcomes of several patients with "psychogenic pain" or...