scholarly journals The role of environmental factors in medically unexplained symptoms and related syndromes: conference summary and recommendations.

2002 ◽  
Vol 110 (suppl 4) ◽  
pp. 591-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard M Kipen ◽  
Nancy Fiedler
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Medically Unexplained Symptoms ◽  
Conference Summary ◽  
Medically Unexplained ◽  
Unexplained Symptoms

scholarly journals The role of emotion in psychotherapeutic change for medically unexplained symptoms

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel M. Town ◽  
Victoria Lomax ◽  
Allan A. Abbass ◽  
Gillian Hardy
Keyword(s):  
Medically Unexplained Symptoms ◽  
Psychotherapeutic Change ◽  
Medically Unexplained ◽  
Unexplained Symptoms

scholarly journals The role of a neuropsychiatry clinic in a tertiary referral teaching hospital: a 2-year study

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-273
Author(s):  
F. Jabbar ◽  
A. Doherty ◽  
R. Duffy ◽  
M. Aziz ◽  
P. Casey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Somatoform Disorders ◽  
Medically Unexplained Symptoms ◽  
Tertiary Referral ◽  
Low Mood ◽  
Neurological Illness ◽  
Conversion Disorders ◽  
Medically Unexplained ◽  
Unexplained Symptoms

ObjectivesMental disorder is common among individuals with neurological illness. We aimed to characterise the patient population referred for psychiatry assessment at a tertiary neurology service in terms of neurological and psychiatric diagnoses and interventions provided.MethodsWe studied all individuals referred for psychiatry assessment at a tertiary neurology service over a 2-year period (n= 82).ResultsThe most common neurological diagnoses among those referred were epilepsy (16%), Parkinson’s disease (15%) and multiple sclerosis (8%). The most common reasons for psychiatric assessment were low mood or anxiety (48%) and medically unexplained symptoms or apparent functional or psychogenic disease (21%). The most common diagnoses among those with mental disorder were mood disorders (62%), and neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders, including dissociative (conversion) disorders (28%). Psychiatric diagnosis was not related to gender, neurological diagnosis or psychiatric history.ConclusionIndividuals with neurological illness demonstrate significant symptoms of a range of mental disorders. There is a need for further research into the characteristics and distribution of mental disorder in individuals with neurological illness, and for the enhancement of integrated psychiatric and neurological services to address the comorbidities demonstrated in this population.

scholarly journals The role of attachment in medically unexplained symptoms and long-term illness

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gwen Adshead ◽  
Elspeth Guthrie
Keyword(s):  
Medically Unexplained Symptoms ◽  
Physical Illness ◽  
Developmental Model ◽  
Attachment Insecurity ◽  
Physical Conditions ◽  
Medically Unexplained ◽  
Unexplained Symptoms

SummaryIn this article, we explore the role of attachment in the development of medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) and response to physical illness. We review the evidence that attachment insecurity is common in people with different forms of MUS and certain long-term physical conditions. We discuss a possible developmental model for understanding how MUS develop. We conclude with discussion of potential therapies and implications for services.

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