Psychological therapies for chronic widespread pain and fibromyalgia syndrome

Winfried Häuser; Gareth Jones

doi:10.1016/j.berh.2019.05.001

Psychological therapies for chronic widespread pain and fibromyalgia syndrome

Winfried Häuser, Gareth Jones

Technische Universität München

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Abstract

Psychological factors such as adverse childhood experiences, traumatic life events, interpersonal conflicts and psychological distress play an important role in the predisposition, onset and severity of chronic widespread pain (CWP) and fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). Therefore, psychological therapies might have the potential to reduce disability as well as symptom and economic burden in patients with CWP and FMS. Recent interdisciplinary guidelines have suggested different strengths of recommendation for psychological therapies for FMS. The aims of this narrative review are to summarise: • Mechanisms of actions. • Evidence on efficacy, tolerability and safety. • Knowledge gaps and needs for future research of psychological therapies for CWP and FMS for non-mental health professionals.

Original language	English
Article number	101416
Number of pages	12
Journal	Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume	33
Issue number	3
Early online date	31 May 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.berh.2019.05.001
Publication status	Published - Jun 2019

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Keywords

Chronic widespread pain
fibromyalgia syndrome
Psychological therapies
Narrative review

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Psychological therapies for chronic widespread pain and fibromyalgia syndrome

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