psychosomatic medicine

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Wade DT, Halligan PW. The biopsychosocial model of illness: a model whose time has come. Clin Rehabil. 2017 Aug;31(8):995-1004. doi: 10.1177/0269215517709890. PMID: 28730890. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0269215517709890?icid=int.sj-full-text.similar-articles.2 Abstract The...

Highlights PNES may be associated with a history of previous trauma/abuse. Abuse was more commonly reported in the PNES group than the epilepsy group. Future research should control for the effects of comorbid depression and anxiety in patients with PNES. Abstract Psychogenic nonepileptic...

Recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) is a common medically unexplained symptom among children worldwide. However, the biological mechanisms behind the development of functional and behavioral symptoms and changes in blood markers have not been well explored. This study aimed to assess changes in the...

Abstract There are many words for what physicians commonly refer to as Somatoform Disorder. However, none is particularly patient-centered; to greater or lesser extent, they are all framed by medical jargon. Based on his experience as a seasoned clinician, the author suggests family physicians...

Split from BPS attempts at psychologizing Long Covid Just came across this on Twitter Here is the full proposal. There are several references to papers by Chalder and Moss-Morris the british psychological society: Campaign theme - Development and promotion of valid psychological screening...

ABSTRACT In part due to a greater understanding of trauma and its manifestation as disease, the field of functional neurology has seen rapid development over the past decade with the inauguration of the Functional Neurological Disorder Society. Recent developments in our understanding of...

Abstract (1) Background: Long COVID syndrome refers to long-term sequelae of the novel viral disease, which occur even in patients with initially mild disease courses. However, there is still little evidence of the actual organic consequences and their frequency, and there is no standardized...

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...

https://domsalisbury.github.io/mecfs/bacme_dysregulation/ I have written more about the emerging theme of a 'dysregulation model of ME/CFS' from members of BACME, and what this might actually mean in practice. Coincidentally, @Sly Saint has today posted about an addition to the BACME website...

Abstract SARS-CoV-2 survivors may report persistent symptoms that resemble myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). We explored (a) ME/CFS-like symptom prevalence and (b) whether axonal, inflammatory, and/or lung changes may contribute to ME/CFS-like symptoms in SARS-CoV-2...

Highlights • Many Gulf War veterans have developed chronic, difficult-to-treat illnesses. • Biopsychosocial models can improve chronic illness diagnosis and treatment. • Experiential avoidance (EA) is a psychosocial mental/medical illness risk factor. • EA was associated with PTSD, depression...

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)...

ABSTRACT Background Functional movement disorders (FMD) are characterized by abnormal movements and motor symptoms incongruent with a known structural neurologic cause. While psychological stressors have long been considered an important risk factor for developing FMD, little is known about the...

Taking another swing at medically unexplained symptoms… Exerpt: Link to the Psychology Today article here

Population based study: atopy and autoimmune diseases are associated with functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome, independent of psychological distress Summary Background The pathogenesis of functional GI disorders (FGIDs) is uncertain. However, underlying immune activation and...

Full title: Symptom attribution to a medically unexplained syndrome is associated with greater perceived severity and bothersomeness of symptoms in US military veterans Abstract Objective Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) are prevalent among veteran and non-veteran populations. Current...

This 2007 study from the Journal of Psychosomatic Research to my mind suggests that retrospective subjective symptom reporting in MUS is useless. People seem to report what they think they know about themselves (personal semantic memory) rather than events they remember (episodic memory). Hard...

Bridget Mildon created FND Hope International, and is very active in supporting the concept of functional neurological disorders. She wrote about the experience that set her on the path of advocating for FND here Mad in America: Turning patients into numbers Her experience and initial...