Families' and healthcare professionals' perceptions of healthcare services for children and young people with medically unexplained symptoms: a narrative review of the literature

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise Hinton ◽  
Susan Kirk
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Medically Unexplained Symptoms ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Medically Unexplained ◽  
Unexplained Symptoms

scholarly journals Assessing the Effectiveness of Brief and Low Intensity Psychological Interventions for Medically Unexplained Symptoms and Health Anxiety: A Systematic Review of the Literature

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orla McDevitt-Petrovic ◽  
Karen Kirby
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Anxiety ◽  
Medically Unexplained Symptoms ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Psychological Interventions ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Illness Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Medically Unexplained ◽  
Unexplained Symptoms ◽  
Illness Anxiety

This chapter presents a systematic review of the literature to assess the effectiveness of brief psychological interventions for medically unexplained symptoms (MUS)/somatic symptom disorder, non-cardiac chest pain, and illness anxiety disorder or health anxiety (HA). Google Scholar, PubMed, and Web of Science were searched as data sources. Reference lists were subsequently examined for other relevant articles. Studies were assessed according to specified inclusion criteria and extracted according to PRISMA guidelines. A total of 23 studies were included in the final synthesis. Significant effects for intervention groups relative to control groups were reported in 19 studies, whilst 4 studies did not determine any significant benefits of interventions compared with controls. All of the brief interventions (CBT, psychosocial, psychophysiological, psychosomatic, relaxation and group therapy), with the exception of metaphor therapy, showed significant effects relative to controls in at least one study. The evidence suggests that brief psychological interventions, more specifically time limited CBT based interventions may be effective in treating HA and MUS with psychological distress. Findings are comparable with other reviews. Future research may facilitate the piloting of an intervention, and there remains a need to provide more robust evidence of cost effectiveness.

scholarly journals Solving medical mysteries: hidden stresses and unexplained symptoms

2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 152-154
Author(s):  
David D. Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Medically Unexplained Symptoms ◽  
Formal Training ◽  
Psychosocial Issues ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Medically Unexplained ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Unexplained Symptoms

Abstract Medically unexplained symptoms and chronic functional syndromes are common but few healthcare professionals have had formal training about their connection to psychosocial issues. A systematic approach to diagnosis and treatment based on experience with over 7000 of these patients is described. Outcomes improve with assessment for and treatment of current life stresses, the prolonged impact of adversity in childhood and somatic presentations of depression, post-traumatic stress, and anxiety disorders.

scholarly journals Economics of Medically Unexplained Symptoms: A Systematic Review of the Literature

2012 ◽  
Vol 81 (5) ◽  
pp. 265-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Konnopka ◽  
Rainer Schaefert ◽  
Sven Heinrich ◽  
Claudia Kaufmann ◽  
Melanie Luppa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Medically Unexplained Symptoms ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Medically Unexplained ◽  
Unexplained Symptoms
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