Biological phenotypes underpin the physio-somatic symptoms of somatization, depression, and chronic fatigue syndrome

2013 ◽  
Vol 129 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Anderson ◽  
M. Berk ◽  
M. Maes
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome

The Self beyond Somatic Symptoms: A Narrative Approach to Self-Experience in Adolescent Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 278-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan M. van Geelen ◽  
Coralie E. Fuchs ◽  
Rolf van Geel ◽  
Patrick Luyten ◽  
Elise M. van de Putte
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
The Self ◽  
Narrative Approach ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome

Using an interleukin-6 challenge to evaluate neuropsychological performance in chronic fatigue syndrome

2002 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 1075-1089 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. C. ARNOLD ◽  
D. A. PAPANICOLAOU ◽  
J. A. O'GRADY ◽  
A. LOTSIKAS ◽  
J. K. DALE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Interleukin 6 ◽  
Psychological Functioning ◽  
Short Term Memory ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
Cognitive Measures ◽  
Attention And Executive Control ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Normal Controls

Background. Individuals with acute infections experience a range of symptoms including fatigue, malaise, muscle aches, and difficulties with concentration and memory that are usually self-limited. This cluster of symptoms is otherwise, similar to those that characterize chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The goal of the present study was to evaluate the cognitive and psychological functioning of CFS patients and normal controls (NCs) when they both were experiencing acute influenza-like symptoms. To induce influenza-like symptoms, we administered interleukin-6 (IL-6), a cytokine that temporarily activates the acute phase immunological and endocrine responses.Methods. Nineteen patients who met the 1994 International CFS Study Group Criteria and ten normal controls (NCs) completed routine clinical evaluations, neuropsychological tests of short-term memory, selective attention, and executive control, and self-ratings of somatic symptoms and psychological mood before, shortly following, and 1 day after IL-6 administration.Results. CFS patients consistently reported more somatic symptoms, even when both groups perceived that they were ill. Both groups somatic symptoms increased during the IL-6 challenge, but the CFS patients symptoms increased more rapidly than controls. In general, the CFS patients performed similarly to NCs on the cognitive measures before, during, and after the IL-6. In contrast to predictions, IL-6 provocation did not impair the cognitive performance of either CFS patients or NCs.Conclusions. The IL-6 provocation exacerbated the patients self-reported symptoms but did not reveal notable cognitive impairments between patients and controls during cytokine-induced acute influenza-like symptoms.

Comorbid Somatic Symptoms and Functional Status in Patients With Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Sensory Amplification as a Common Mechanism

2008 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael E. Geisser ◽  
Cathy Strader Donnell ◽  
Frank Petzke ◽  
Richard H. Gracely ◽  
Daniel J. Clauw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Functional Status ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
Common Mechanism ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome

Massage Therapy Effects on Depression and Somatic Symptoms in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

1997 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiffany M. Field ◽  
William Sunshine ◽  
Maria Hernandezreif ◽  
Olga Quintino ◽  
Saul Schanberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Massage Therapy ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome

Long- and short-term blood pressure andRR-interval variability and psychosomatic distress in chronic fatigue syndrome: authors’ reply 1

1999 ◽  
Vol 97 (3) ◽  
pp. 319 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.A. DUPREZ ◽  
M.L. DE BUYZERE ◽  
B. DRIEGHE ◽  
F. VANHAVERBEKE ◽  
Y. TAES ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome

Diagnostic Concordance Between Categorical and Dimensional Instruments to Assess Personality Disorder in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 158-165
Author(s):  
Natalia Calvo ◽  
Naia Sáez-Francàs ◽  
Sergi Valero ◽  
Jesús Castro-Marrero ◽  
José Alegre Martín ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Personality Assessment ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
Specific Pattern ◽  
Harm Avoidance ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Self Transcendence

Abstract. The study examines the relationship between a categorical and a dimensional personality assessment instrument in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). A total of 162 CFS patients were included in the study (91.4% women; mean age 47.5 years). All subjects completed the Spanish versions of the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-4+ (PDQ-4+) and the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised (TCI-R). Results: 78 (48.1%) of the patients presented a Personality Disorder (PD), the most frequent being Cluster C, specifically Obsessive-compulsive disorder, followed by Avoidant disorder. PDs showed a specific pattern of correlation with temperament scales. All PD clusters correlated positively with Harm Avoidance and Self-Transcendence, and negatively with Reward Dependence, Self-Directedness, and Cooperativeness. In a logistic regression analysis, Self-Directedness and Cooperativeness predicted PD presence. The findings are consistent with previous studies in non-CFS samples and suggest that the combination of the Temperament and Character dimensions (low Self-Directedness and Cooperativeness and high Harm Avoidance and Self-Transcendence) correlates with PD severity, and that Self-Directedness and Cooperativeness are associated with PD presence in CFS patients. The integration of these two perspectives expands the current comprehension of personality pathology in CFS patients.

Politics, science, and the emergence of a new disease: The case of chronic fatigue syndrome.

1997 ◽  
Vol 52 (9) ◽  
pp. 973-983 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard A. Jason ◽  
Judith A. Richman ◽  
Fred Friedberg ◽  
Lynne Wagner ◽  
Renee Taylor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
New Disease ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome
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