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Copied post Another person with severe ME/CFS is being threatened with forced psychiatric hospitalisation in Denmark. There is a petition here.

Abstract Objectives It has been hypothesised that functional somatic disorders (FSD) could be initiated by sympathetic predominance in the autonomic nervous system as measured by low heart rate variability (HRV). Earlier studies on the association between HRV and FSD are small case–control...

Prevalence and Risk Factors of de Novo Widespread Post-COVID Pain in Non-Hospitalized COVID-19 Survivors: A Nation-Wide Exploratory Population-Based Survey Brian D. Ebbesen; Rocco Giordano; Juan Antonio Valera-Calero; Jakob Nebeling Hedegaard; César Fernández-de-las-Peñas; Lars Arendt-Nielsen...

Full title: [Preprint] Post-acute symptoms four months after SARS-CoV-2 infection during the Omicron period: a nationwide Danish questionnaire study, Spiliopoulos et al (2022) Participants 44,004 individuals aged 15 years or older with either a SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR positive test result from the...

Moderation note: Abstract and link to the English version are in this later post - link ****** Yesterday the Danish Clinic Mehlsen by professor and psychologist Peter la Cour, PhD and Susanne la Cour, GP published a report based on home visits and interviews with 19 severe ME patients and...

Preprint and final publication threads merged Final publication abstract further down the thread here Abstract Background: Post COVID-19 condition (PCC) is defined as symptoms lasting more than 12 weeks after developing COVID-19. Evidence of mitochondrial dysfunction has been reported in...

Abstract Symptoms of long coronavirus disease (COVID) were found in 38% of 170 patients followed for a median of 22.6 months. The most prevalent symptoms were fatigue, affected taste and smell, and difficulties remembering and concentrating. Predictors for long COVID were older age and number...

Abstract A considerable number of individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 continue to experience symptoms after the acute phase. Here, we report findings from a nationwide questionnaire study in Denmark including 61,002 RT-PCR confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases and 91,878 test-negative controls aged...

https://ugeskriftet.dk/videnskab/fakta-og-myter-om-kronisk-traethedssyndrom VIDENSKAB | Statusartikel | 23/05 2022 KL. 8:00 Fakta og myter om kronisk træthedssyndrom Forfatter(e) Per Fink1, Mathias Skjernov2, Line Kirkeby Petersen3, Charlotte Forstrøm4 & Marianne Rosendal1 1) Funktionelle...

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...

The Danish Health Authorities rejects the new NICE guidelines and keep clinging to CBT and GET. Please sign and share this petition to help put pressure on the Danish Health Authorities so they will start following current biomedical science. I've linked both an English translation and the...

Abstract Background and aim: It is generally accepted that functional somatic disorders (FSDs) are a product of biological, psychological, and social factors. Social position might be part of this complex, but the literature on this issue is currently heterogeneous and inconsistent. The aim of...

This is a study from Aarhus, Denmark recently published as a paywalled Letter to the Editor in the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic. Aarhus University has written a press release about the study. Aarhus is by the way also where Per Fink is located and the epicentre of the Danish...

Abstract Background Public trust in the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination programme has been challenged by reports of potential severe adverse effects. The reported adverse symptoms were heterogeneous and overlapping with those characterised as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and have been...

Abstract Biopsychosocial intervention has been suggested as a complementary treatment strategy for patients with chronic conditions. We compared the effect of a mind–body intervention (MBI), relative to treatment-as-usual (TAU) on WHO-5 Well-being Index during an intensive period of 12 weeks...

ABSTRACT Disrupted pain regulation has been proposed as a component in functional somatic disorders (FSD). The objective of this study was to examine a general population sample, encompassing three delimitations of FSD while assessing pain sensitivity and conditioning pain modulation (CPM)...

biomolecules: Bioenergetic and Proteomic Profiling of Immune Cells in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients: An Exploratory Study Fernandes-Guerra et al Abstract Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a heterogeneous, debilitating, and complex...

Abstract Objective The Danish Study of Functional Disorders (DanFunD) approaches functional somatic disorders (FSD) with three delimitations: Five functional somatic syndromes (FSS), Bodily Distress Syndrome (BDS), and eight data-driven symptom profiles (SP). This paper presents each...

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0308022620966254

Press release from Aarhus University, Denmark (uploaded by the Danish ME Association). The press release is both in Danish and English. Title of dissertation: Mitocondrial dysfunction in an inborn error of metabolism and in patients with unexplained chronic fatigue. The aim of this PhD...