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Copied from the News from The Netherlands thread I'm hoping this is a good place to ask about diagnosis practices in the Netherlands. Along with Audrey Ryback (a researcher at Edinburgh in Chris Ponting's group) and @chillier, I'm using results from the 2021 EMEA survey to examine data on the...

https://nkcv.nl/ Nederlands Kenniscentrum Chronische Vermoeidheid This Netherlands clinic takes a psychosomatic approach, offering 'mind over matter' treatments. Hans Knoop and Tanja Kuut are part of a large team of psychologists.

Full title: Inflammatory profiles are associated with long COVID up to 6 months after COVID-19 onset: A prospective cohort study of individuals with mild to critical COVID-19 Abstract Background: After initial COVID-19, immune dysregulation may persist and drive post-acute sequelae of COVID-19...

Free full text: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4785891 Comorbidity and Sex Differences in Functional Disorders and Internalizing Disorders 26 Pages Posted: 11 Apr 2024 Nathaniel Thomas affiliation not provided to SSRN Nathan A. Gillespie affiliation not provided to SSRN...

Abstract Background In the Netherlands, the prevalence of post COVID-19 condition is estimated at 12.7% at 90–150 days after SARS-CoV-2 infection. This study aimed to determine the occurrence of fatigue and other symptoms, to assess how many patients meet the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic...

Sander K R van Zon, Aranka V Ballering, Sandra Brouwer, Judith G M Rosmalen, Lifelines Corona Research Initiative. Abstract Background To improve research and care for patients with post-COVID-19 condition more insight into different subtypes of post-COVID-19 condition and their risk factors...

ABSTRACT Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a highly contested illness. This paper analyzes the discursive production of knowledge about, and recognition of ME/CFS. By mobilizing insights from social epistemology and epistemic injustice studies, this paper reveals...

Full title: Prevalence and severity of symptoms 3 months after infection with SARS-CoV-2 compared to test-negative and population controls in the Netherlands ABSTRACT Background This prospective study assesses symptoms three months after SARS-CoV-2-infection compared to test-negative and...

Summary Background Patients often report various symptoms after recovery from acute COVID-19. Previous studies on post-COVID-19 condition have not corrected for the prevalence and severity of these common symptoms before COVID-19 and in populations without SARS-CoV-2 infection. We aimed to...

"DUTCH ZONMW RESEARCH PROGRAMME LAUNCHED One of the topics discussed in News from the Netherlands in this issue is the approval of a 10 year Biomedical Research Program with a subsidy of € 28,5 million. Just before releasing this issue, Dutch ZonMW – who executes the programme and compiled its...

Summary: Young people with ME symptoms suffer from extreme fatigue. Many can’t participate in normal social life or go to school. This leads to isolation, discrimination and stigma of being lazy. Via our tool Illornotill.org they find out whether they might have ME/CFS to get help from their...

Background: Communication between healthcare providers and patients with persistent somatic symptoms (PSS) is frequently hampered by mutual misunderstanding and dissatisfaction. Methods: We developed an online, interprofessional course to teach healthcare providers the knowledge, skills, and...

From: Dr. Marc-Alexander Fluks A Dutch CFS/ME-clinic is one of the nominees to receive this year's quackery award. Translation from Dutch to English (see section 6 of the press release)...

Full title: Sex differences in the trajectories to diagnosis of patients presenting with common somatic symptoms in primary care: an observational cohort study Highlights • Sex differences exist in diagnostic trajectories of patients with somatic symptoms. • Men with somatic symptoms receive...

Abstract Chronic fatigue complaints are frequently reported in the general population and fatigue ranks among the most commonly reported symptoms in chronic disease. In contrast to its high prevalence and impact on quality of life, relatively little is understood about the etiology of chronic...

Abstract Background Chronic Q fever usually develops within 2 years after primary infection with Coxiella burnetii. We determined the interval between acute Q fever and diagnosis of chronic infection, assessed what factors contribute to a longer interval, and evaluated the long-term follow-up...

While researching the origins of the ideas regarding ME, I came across this paper. I'm going to post it in full, translated, because I think it's also a document of key importance for UK researchers interested in the history of the Wessely School's ideas about ME. It appeared in Nederlands...

Abstract In healthcare settings, patient participation is increasingly adopted as a possible remedy to ill people suffering from ‘epistemic injustices’ – that is to their unfair harming as knowers. In exploring and interpreting patient participation discourses within the 2013–2018 Dutch Myalgic...

Hello everyone, I'm doing some research which may or may not lead to writing an article. When reading old newspaper articles from The Netherlands, I came across a 2003 piece featuring Judith Prins and Gijs Bleijenberg. Apart from the usual tripe, they make the claim that due to their CBT...

Abstract The pathophysiology of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and Q fever fatigue syndrome (QFS) remains elusive. Recent data suggest a role for neuroinflammation as defined by increased expression of translocator protein (TSPO). In the present study we investigated neuroinflammation in female...