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Traumatic Stress Disorder & FM /CFS
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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
PTS, PTSD (Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder) or just SD (Stress Disorder), is a well-recognized diagnosis
within the psychiatric diagnostic system. Infant pain (stress)
brings about permanent changes in the nerve system (animal model) and can
thus help explain PST,
news, NIDCR, 2000. A
meta-analysis of 300 studies on the immune system and acute and chronic
stress, segerstrom.miller04.pdf. A new
concept has evolved: The psychophysiological
responses, thieme.etal06.txt. On chronic fatigue and
abuse-related traumas,
Taylor & Jason, 2002. Early Adverse Experience and risk for CFS,
heim.etal06.txt, heim.etal06.pdf.
Elevated premorbid stress is a significant risk factor for chronic
fatiguelike illness, the effect of which may be
buffered by genetic influences, kato.etal06.txt, kato.etal06.pdf. A comment on these studies: comment.heim.etal06.txt. PTSD is studied in relation to the cortisol-response in stress situations, Heim et al., 2000, and in relation to
the serotonin response, Maes et al., 1999. Posttraumatic stress disorder and physical
illness: results from clinical and epidemiologic studies, boscarino04.txt, boscarino04.pdf. In an Australian article, CFS is classified as a
subgroup of PST - and thus a psychiatric disease, Pearn, 2000. PTSD and FM
Whether trauma and stress are
associated with the onset of FM/CFS has been the object of several studies. Review papers
found indications connecting neck trauma and FM, but no conclusive
answers, White et al., 2000, and Gardner, 2000. One study
found a correlation of FM with negative life events, Anderberg et al.,
2000. Physical trauma may be involved in the onset of FM, Al-Allaf et al.,
2002. FM patients have high prevalence of PTSD-like
symptoms, Sherman et al., 2000, and Cohen et al., 2002. Co-morbidity of PTSD and FM is high, raphael.etal.04.txt. In male patients, PTSD is
highly associated with FM, amital.etal06.txt. PTSD and
Chronic Pain A review paper concluded that PTSD does not have as
strong associations to chronic pain or CFS as thought
previously, roy-byrne.etal04.txt (short), roy-byrne.etal.04.txt, roy-byrne.etal04.pdf and sharp04.txt, sharp.04.pdf. Whether childhood abuse is a
significant risk factor in relation to chronic pain in adulthood is reviewed,
raphael.etal04.txt, raphael.etal04.pdf. Psychological explanations in FM
Along with the
“re-birth” of the somatization concept in 1999 and 2000, both CFS
and FM are being discussed under psychological/psychiatric headings. Two
papers illustrate this:
Rau & Russell, 2000, and
Winfield, 2000. An Israeli study demonstrates that the coping style
of FM patients is no different from other patient groups studied, Amir et al., 2000. This and
other studies are discussed in an excellent manner: editorial, Russell, 2000. |
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