Association between childhood abuse and risk of post-COVID-19 conditions: Results from three large prospective cohort studies
Vyas; Wang; Menor; Kubzansky; Slopen; Rich-Edwards; Chavarro; Kang; Roberts
BACKGROUND
Significant early life adversities, such as childhood sexual and...
https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/early/2022/03/08/jnnp-2021-328700
Abstract
Objective
To study whether exposure to childhood emotional, sexual or physical abuse is associated with subsequent multiple sclerosis (MS) development.
Methods
A nationwide, prospective cohort study based on participants...
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...
you said it.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-9655135/EVE-SIMMONS-believe-raking-past-ISNT-good-mental-health.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
(having spelled out the potential harms of one kind of therapy, the article says that "CBT is more effective" and preferred...
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...
Nature Communications:
Early-life-trauma triggers interferon-β resistance and neurodegeneration in a multiple sclerosis model via downregulated β1-adrenergic signaling - Yee Ming Khaw et al
Abstract
Environmental triggers have important functions in multiple sclerosis (MS) susceptibility...
I am a bit skeptical about this.
https://publichealth.berkeley.edu/news-media/research-highlights/new-screening-tool-may-predict-chronic-pain-before-it-starts/
(Not a recommendation.)
To cure my chronic pain, I had to learn about the links between mind and body. The Guardian 1 Jul 2019
The BPS model of chronic pain proposed by Sarno, unresolved trauma etc, is what Howard Schubiner et al are suggesting is also applicable to ME/CFS. (As I have...
Will an app a day, keep the doctor away? A critical look at BPS based phone apps.
In my opinion, these apps may not be designed to keep the doctor away, but to keep patients away from their doctors - in a "don't bother us with your imaginary health problems," kind of way. They seem to be...
Can You Reshape Your Brain's Response To Pain?
NPR article, June 10, 2019
A fibromyalgia patient's recovery story, and the therapy she tried was developed by Schubiner who thinks ME/CFS is a Psychophysiologic Disorder...
Adverse Childhood events are a current focus.
Defining and measuring "trauma" is a precursor for much theorizing about its correlation and impact on childhood mental health and chronic health conditions - just consider the recent Chalder papers to see the fishing expedition that is becoming...
(Sorry if this has already been posted.)
A MUS conference;
Medically Unexplained Symptoms / Somatic Symptom Disorder Improving the Primary Care Response
Wednesday 3 July 2019
The Novotel Conference Centre, Bristol
"Improve your understanding of the breadth and diversity of PPS and MUS...
Open access at https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/2/e025436
Also already mentioned here in this thread about central sensitisation, https://s4me.info/threads/central-sensitization-a-matter-of-concern.5346/page-4#post-145868
An old study but, as shown in this thread, https://s4me.info/threads/top-10-scientific-publications-in-me-cfs-over-the-last-10-years-based-on-number-of-citations-tweet-by-dr-mark-gutheridge.7461/, one of the most cited ME/CFS papers in the past 10 years, so thought it might be useful to have...
This was an interesting read about a part of our history we don't much care to acknowledge.
The article tells the story about the Norwegian psychiatrist Augusta Rasmussen (1895-1979).
She studied children who had been sexually abused, and found that it had minor, if any, effect for most of...
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