Fibromyalgia - Psychology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Responsiveness of the Effective Consumer Scale (EC-17).

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: The Effective Consumer Scale (EC-17) comprises 17 items measuring the main skills and behaviors people need to effectively manage their healthcare. We tested the responsiveness of the EC-17. METHODS: Participants, in 2 waves of a 6-week ... Read more...

Symptom clusters in fibromyalgia: potential utility in patient assessment and treatment evaluation.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Recent evidence points to the likelihood of heterogeneity in the presentation and, perhaps, etiology of fibromyalgia (FM). A clearer understanding of the symptomatology and consideration of potential FM subtypes could add insights ... Read more...

Pool exercise for patients with fibromyalgia or chronic widespread pain: a randomized controlled trial and subgroup analyses.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of pool exercise in patients with fibromyalgia and chronic widespread pain and to determine characteristics influencing the effects of treatment. METHODS: A total of 134 women with fibromyalgia and 32 with chronic ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Fibromyalgia - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Responsiveness of the Effective Consumer Scale (EC-17). 30 Aug 2009
• Symptom clusters in fibromyalgia: potential utility in patient assessment and treatment evaluation. 30 Aug 2009
• Pool exercise for patients with fibromyalgia or chronic widespread pain: a randomized controlled trial and subgroup analyses. 30 Aug 2009
• Virtual reality tasks disclose spatial memory alterations in fibromyalgia. 2 Aug 2009
• [Cognitive resources of perceived control, stress-recovery processes and affective discomfort in fibromyalgia] 30 Jul 2009
• Fibromyalgia: poorly understood; treatments are disappointing. 30 Jul 2009
• Diagnosing and treating fibromyalgia. 30 Jul 2009
• [Letter on the article: "Study on personality and psychiatric disorder in fibromyalgia"] 6 Jul 2009
• A new mind-body approach for a total healing of fibromyalgia: a case report. 29 Jun 2009
• Research news and notes. 29 Jun 2009
• Treating fibromyalgia in the mental health setting. Patients with this chronic syndrome often also suffer from anxiety or depression. 29 Jun 2009
• A controlled examination of medical and psychosocial factors associated with low back pain in combination with widespread musculoskeletal pain. 16 Jun 2009
• Normalizing memory recall in fibromyalgia with rehearsal: a distraction-counteracting effect. 13 Jun 2009
• Milnacipran (savella) for fibromyalgia. 13 Jun 2009
• Arginase, NOS activities, and clinical features in fibromyalgia patients. 9 Jun 2009
• [Intensity of limb pain and fatigue in fibromyalgia syndrome, depressive disorders and chronic back pain. A criterion for differentiation] 30 May 2009
• Fibromyalgia: a complex syndrome requiring a multidisciplinary approach. 30 May 2009
• Clinical effectiveness of an interdisciplinary pain management programme compared with standard inpatient rehabilitation in chronic pain: a naturalistic, prospective controlled cohort study. 30 May 2009
• Problems experienced by people with arthritis when using a computer. 13 May 2009
• Low-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with fibromyalgia and major depression. 2 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Fibromyalgia'

Definition: A common nonarticular rheumatic syndrome characterized by myalgia and multiple points of focal muscle tenderness to palpation (trigger points). Muscle pain is typically aggravated by inactivity or exposure to cold. This condition is often associated with general symptoms, such as sleep disturbances, fatigue, stiffness, HEADACHES, and occasionally DEPRESSION. There is significant overlap between fibromyalgia and the chronic fatigue syndrome (FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC). Fibromyalgia may arise as a primary or secondary disease process. It is most frequent in females aged 20 to 50 years. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1494-95)

Descriptor UI: D005356

Alternative terms: Fibromyalgia; Fibromyalgias; Fibromyalgia-Fibromyositis Syndrome; Fibromyalgia Fibromyositis Syndrome; Fibromyalgia-Fibromyositis Syndromes; Syndrome, Fibromyalgia-Fibromyositis; Syndromes, Fibromyalgia-Fibromyositis; Rheumatism, Muscular; Muscular Rheumatism; Fibrositis; Fibrositides; Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Diffuse; Diffuse Myofascial Pain Syndrome; Fibromyositis-Fibromyalgia Syndrome; Fibromyositis Fibromyalgia Syndrome; Fibromyositis-Fibromyalgia Syndromes; Syndrome, Fibromyositis-Fibromyalgia; Syndromes, Fibromyositis-Fibromyalgia; Fibromyalgia, Secondary; Fibromyalgias, Secondary; Secondary Fibromyalgia; Secondary Fibromyalgias; Fibromyalgia, Primary; Fibromyalgias, Primary; Primary Fibromyalgia; Primary Fibromyalgias;

Related Mesh Headings: Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic;

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Tree Number: C05.651.324; C05.799.321; C10.668.491.425;

Online Note: use FIBROMYALGIA to search FIBROSITIS 1966-88

History Note: 89; was FIBROSITIS 1963-88