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This post and several others referring to a request from Sky news for female interviewees with ME/CFS have been moved here and the request thread deleted as no longer needed. It seems likely that it was connected that this request from Sky was connected to the results from our initial analysis...

Women with ME tend to have more symptoms than men, study suggests "Women with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) tend to have more symptoms than men and are more likely to develop increasingly severe symptoms over time, according to initial results from a major study. It is already known that...

By the same author, The biopsychosocial model: Its use and abuse 2023 Roberts

Highlights The SSD-12 can be used to screen for somatic symptom related disorders(SSRDs). For SSRDs, the SSD-12 is more sensitive and specific than other widely used measures. The SSD-12 can distinguish SSRDs from other mental disorders. Abstract Objective Somatic Symptom and Related...

"Psychiatric disorder Data on psychiatric disorders were extracted from the baseline assessment. Two definitions of psychiatric disorders were used: self-reported psychiatric disorders in lifetime and the validated Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.)...

ABSTRACT There is a lack of knowledge concerning loneliness and psychiatric disorders other than anxiety and depression in patients with atopic dermatitis. This cross-sectional study was conducted within the Lifelines Cohort Study, in the Netherlands, by sending an atopic dermatitis...

Is that meant to be "greater reported loneliness"?

No, please don't. From our Forum Rules, "Rule 7: Do not violate copyright law It is not permitted to post entire copyrighted articles or PDF files, but full abstracts from research papers may be quoted so long as the original source is credited or linked to. Under "fair use" doctrine, it is...

Other than William Weir and Amolak Bansal, how many more ME/CFS knowledgeable GPs and/or consultants are there in the UK? If you know of any please comment below.

Abstract Functional somatic syndromes (FSS) include fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and others. In FSS patients, merely viewing negative affective pictures can elicit increased physical symptoms. Our aim was to investigate the neural mechanisms underlying such negative...

BACKGROUND:While expert consensus recommendations support the use of speech and language therapy (SLT) for patients with functional speech disorder (FND-speech), there is limited published data on clinical outcomes. OBJECTIVE:To retrospectively report the treatment outcomes and clinical...

Introduction Self-reported memory difficulties (forgetting familiar names, misplacing objects) often persist long after a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), despite normal neuropsychological test performance. This clinical presentation may be a manifestation of a functional cognitive disorder...

Abstract In recent years, there has been a growing interest in developing and evaluating gait analysis algorithms based on inertial measurement unit (IMU) data, which has important implications, including sports, assessment of diseases, and rehabilitation. Multi-tasking and physical fatigue are...

Why, which of his papers do you have concerns about and for what reason?

Email from NIH. REMINDER: NIH ME/CFS Research Roadmap Webinar: Nervous System – August 25, 2023, 10am-2pm "The first ME/CFS Research Roadmap webinar focused on the nervous system will take place on August 25, 2023, from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm ET. Please visit the webinar series website for the...

No mention of monitoring of adverse events that I could see. And this is the only mention of PEM/PESE, "The recommendation is a graded exercise regimen building to a target of 30 min, 5 days a week starting with horizontal or recumbent exercise modalities, but no personalized and progressive...

Full title: Semi-supervised exercise training program more effective for individuals with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome in randomized controlled trial Abstract Purpose Exercise like any medication requires the correct dose; to be effective the appropriate frequency, duration, and...

Abstract Background Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is defined as chronic widespread pain associated with sleep disorders, cognitive dysfunction, and somatic symptoms present for at least three months and cannot be better explained by another diagnosis. Objectives To examine efficacy and safety of...

Published papers thread for w/c 14th August. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sci4me/posts/pfbid02b2xboDyc2swsprFbG8HPvfv7ecokpZTo2TbWZnYUACMaRUoWjFB4CCLApdWPU9BWl Mastodon: https://med-mastodon.com/@s4me/110926687331754683

NIH news release about this study, https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/severe-covid-19-may-lead-long-term-innate-immune-system-changes