USA university 'investigating the associations between psychiatric internalizing disorders and functional disorders [CFS, FM, IBS]', 2022

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Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychiatry Research
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

https://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/details.cfm?JobCode=178025154&Title=Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychiatry Research

https://www.vcu.edu/

one to watch?

 

Summary of the project:

 

Might be her…uses internalizing disorders (ID) jargon.

https://vipbg.vcu.edu/people/roxann-roberson-nay/

 

For those interested, here is what is generally meant by this regrouping of " Internalizing disorders (ID) ", according to DSM-5 :

(Dimensional Approach to Diagnosis, Introduction, DSM-5)

More specifically, these disorders can be:

(The DSM‐5: Classification and criteria changes- World psychiatry, 2013 )
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/wps.20050

In this group of internalizing disorders (according to the psy literature that I have been able to glimpse !), the person experiences high levels of negative affects, has low self-esteem, and a predominant tendency to " internalize " his suffering and problems, among other things by behaviors of isolation and social withdrawal, even suicidal.

In short, another (future) research considering ME as a functional disorder and seeking to associate it with a mental health problem.

 

Hello @dave30th,

Would it be possible for you to make a formal request for the grant proposal that is funding this study? Thank you.

This person *might* be the PI

https://vipbg.vcu.edu/people/roxann-roberson-nay/

 

job ad

Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychiatry Research

https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/jobs/...atry-research-richmond-virginia-united-states

 

I believe this position is with Virginia Commonwealth University. The University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville and is a far superior academic institution.