Patient-Centered Medicine: A Necessary Condition for the Management of Functional Somatic Syndromes and Bodily Distress [PDF]
Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 This paper argues that “functional,” “medically unexplained,” or “somatoform” symptoms and disorders necessarily require a patient-centered approach from the clinicians.
Pascal Cathébras
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A multidimensional longitudinal dataset on functional somatic syndromes [PDF]
Data in Brief, 2023 Functional disorders represent a prevalent health issue, significantly impacting both individuals and healthcare systems. This multidisciplinary dataset aims to enhance our comprehension of the complex interplay among various factors that contribute to ...
Peyman Adibi +5 more
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Characteristics of outpatients with functional somatic syndromes at a university hospital's general medicine clinic [PDF]
Journal of General and Family Medicine, 2022 Background The term medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) is unhelpful for both patients and physicians, and more acceptable illness categories are needed as substitutes for MUS.
Junji Nishiyama +4 more
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Stress, mental ill-health and functional somatic syndromes in incident and chronic sleep disturbance in a general adult population [PDF]
Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 2023 Objective Sleep disturbance may constitute health problems for the afflicted individual, but documentation of its chronicity is sparse. The objective was to investigate the extent to which incident and chronic sleep disturbance are associated with stress,
Hampus Enkvist +4 more
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Multidisciplinary approach to functional somatic syndromes: study protocol for a population-based prospective cohort study [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2022 Introduction Isfahan functional disorders (ISFUN) cohort study aims to describe the interplay of genetic and environmental factors in shaping the characteristics of functional somatic syndromes (FSS).
Hamidreza Roohafza +5 more
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Brain mediators of negative affect-induced physical symptom reporting in patients with functional somatic syndromes [PDF]
Translational Psychiatry, 2023 Functional somatic syndromes (FSS) include fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and others. In FSS patients, merely viewing negative affective pictures can elicit increased physical symptoms.
Katleen Bogaerts +14 more
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Group‐based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (AHEAD) for adolescents with multiple functional somatic syndromes: A randomised trial [PDF]
JCPP Advances, 2021 Background Evidence for treatment of adolescents with multiple functional somatic syndromes (FSS) is sparse. This study examined the efficacy of ‘Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Health in Adolescents’ (AHEAD), a generic group‐based treatment for ...
Karen Hansen Kallesøe +4 more
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Stress and resilience in functional somatic syndromes--a structural equation modeling approach. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BACKGROUND: Stress has been suggested to play a role in the development and perpetuation of functional somatic syndromes. The mechanisms of how this might occur are not clear.
Susanne Fischer +3 more
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Improving general practitioners’ approaches to functional somatic syndromes: a pilot training program with a focus on compassion and communication [PDF]
BMC Medical EducationBackground Functional somatic syndromes are common in primary care and represent a challenge for general practitioners (GPs), with a risk of deterioration in the doctor-patient relationship, and of compassion fatigue on the part of the physician.
Gonthier Ariane +4 more
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Functional somatic syndromes are associated with inferior outcomes and increased complications after hip and knee arthroplasty: a systematic review [PDF]
ArthroplastyBackground Functional somatic syndromes (FSSs), defined as chronic physical symptoms with no identifiable organic cause, may impact results after hip and knee arthroplasty.
Raisa Masood +6 more
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