Nonpharmacologic Treatment for Fibromyalgia: Patient Education, Cognitive- Behavioral Therapy, Relaxation Techniques, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine By Afton L. Hassett, PsyDa,*, Richard N. Gevirtz, PhDb Rheum Dis Clin N Am 35 (2009) 393–407 doi:10.1016/j.rdc.2009.05.003 California School [...]
Sleep disordered breathing concomitant with fibromyalgia syndrome By DIENARO GERMANOWICZ1, MAGALI SANTOS LUMERTZ2, DENIS MARTINEZ3, ANE FREITAS MARGARITES4 J Bras Pneumol. 2006;32(4):333-8 Dienaro Germanowicz. Rua Pedro Chaves Barcelos, 571 - CEP: 90450-010, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. [...]
Teaching medical students about medically unexplained illnesses: A preliminary study By FRED FRIEDBERG, STEPHANIE J. SOHL, & PETER J. HALPERIN 2008; 30: 618–621 Fred Friedberg, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Putnam Hall, [...]
Medical Skepticism and the Use of Complementary and Alternative Health Care Providers by Patients Followed by Rheumatologists By Leigh F. Callahan, PhD,* Janet K. Freburger, PT, PhD,† Thelma J. Mielenz, PT, PhD, OCS,* and Elizabeth K. [...]
Chronic Pain Requires a Long-Term Relationship with your Health Care Team By David A. Williams, PhD, CPC Senior Scientific Advisor Patient education and counseling. 2000;39(1):5-15. Historically, pain has been treated in accordance with the traditional biomedical [...]
Fibromyalgia and psychiatric disorders By Fietta P, Fietta P, Manganelli P Acta Biomed. 2007 Aug;78(2):88-95 Department of Psychiatry, Hospital of Lodi, Lodi, Italy. pierluigi.fietta@ao.lodi.it Fibromyalgia (FM) is a common and polymorphic syndrome, characterized by long-lasting, widespread [...]
Comorbidity of fibromyalgia and psychiatric disorders By Arnold LM, Hudson JI, Keck PE, Auchenbach MB, Javaras KN, Hess EV J Clin Psychiatry. 2006 Aug;67(8):1219-25 Women's Health Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati College of [...]
Fibromyalgia and anxiety disorder By Thorlacius S, Stefánsson SB, Ranavaya MI, Walker R Laeknabladid. 2002 Nov;88(11):815-818. The State Social Security Institute, Laugavegi 114-116, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland. sigurdur.thorlacius@tr.is. Objective: The etiology of fibromyalgia is unclear. The diagnosis [...]
Multidisciplinary modalities in the treatment of fibromyalgia By Goldenberg DL J Clin Psychiatry. 2008;69 Suppl 2:30-4. Department of Medicine, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, Mass., USA. dgoldenb@massmed.org Fibromyalgia is a common musculoskeletal pain condition associated with chronic widespread [...]
The effectiveness of multidisciplinary rehabilitation in the treatment of fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial By Lemstra M1, Olszynski WP. Clin J Pain. 2005 Mar-Apr;21(2):166-74 College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. OBJECTIVES: To assess the [...]