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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Though there is no universally accepted cure, some physicians have claimed to have successfully treated fibromyalgia when it is associated with a psychological cause. As the nature of fibromyalgia is not well understood, some physicians believe that it may be [[Psychosomatic illness|psychosomatic]] or [[Psychogenic disease|psychogenic]]. [[Cognitive behavioral therapy]] has been shown to improve quality of life and coping in fibromyalgia patients and other sufferers of [[chronic pain]].<ref name="Chakrabarty"><nowiki><ref></nowiki>{{cite book |last=Leonard-Segal|first=Dr. Andrea| title=The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders|chapter=A Rheumatologist's Experience With Psychosomatic Disorders|publisher=ReganBooks|year=2006 |isbn=0-06-085178-3 |pages=264-265 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Sarno|first=Dr. John E, et al|authorlink=John E. Sarno| title=The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders|publisher=ReganBooks|year=2006 |isbn=0-06-085178-3 |pages=21-22, 235-237, 264-265, 294-298, 315, 319-320, 363}}</ref> | |||
==Psychotherapy== | ==Psychotherapy== | ||
Although there is no universally accepted cure, some physicians have claimed to have successfully treated fibromyalgia when it is associated with a psychological cause. As the nature of fibromyalgia is not well understood, some physicians believe that it may be [[Psychosomatic illness|psychosomatic]] or [[Psychogenic disease|psychogenic]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Leonard-Segal|first=Dr. Andrea| title=The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders|chapter=A Rheumatologist's Experience With Psychosomatic Disorders|publisher=ReganBooks|year=2006 |isbn=0-06-085178-3 |pages=264-265 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Sarno|first=Dr. John E, et al|authorlink=John E. Sarno| title=The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders|publisher=ReganBooks|year=2006 |isbn=0-06-085178-3 |pages=21-22, 235-237, 264-265, 294-298, 315, 319-320, 363}}</ref> | |||
*[[Cognitive behavioral therapy]] has been shown to improve quality of life and coping in fibromyalgia patients and other sufferers of chronic pain.<ref name=" | *[[Cognitive behavioral therapy]] has been shown to improve quality of life and coping in fibromyalgia patients and other sufferers of [[chronic pain]].<ref name="pmid17695569">{{cite journal |vauthors=Chakrabarty S, Zoorob R |title=Fibromyalgia |journal=Am Fam Physician |volume=76 |issue=2 |pages=247–54 |year=2007 |pmid=17695569 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
*[[Neurofeedback]] has also shown to provide temporary and long-term relief | *[[Neurofeedback]] has also shown to provide both temporary and long-term relief. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Though there is no universally accepted cure, some physicians have claimed to have successfully treated fibromyalgia when it is associated with a psychological cause. As the nature of fibromyalgia is not well understood, some physicians believe that it may be psychosomatic or psychogenic. Cognitive behavioral therapy has been shown to improve quality of life and coping in fibromyalgia patients and other sufferers of chronic pain.[1][2]
Psychotherapy
Although there is no universally accepted cure, some physicians have claimed to have successfully treated fibromyalgia when it is associated with a psychological cause. As the nature of fibromyalgia is not well understood, some physicians believe that it may be psychosomatic or psychogenic.[3][4]
- Cognitive behavioral therapy has been shown to improve quality of life and coping in fibromyalgia patients and other sufferers of chronic pain.[5]
- Neurofeedback has also shown to provide both temporary and long-term relief.
References
- ↑ <ref>Leonard-Segal, Dr. Andrea (2006). "A Rheumatologist's Experience With Psychosomatic Disorders". The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders. ReganBooks. pp. 264–265. ISBN 0-06-085178-3.
- ↑ Sarno, Dr. John E; et al. (2006). The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders. ReganBooks. pp. 21–22, 235–237, 264–265, 294–298, 315, 319–320, 363. ISBN 0-06-085178-3.
- ↑ Leonard-Segal, Dr. Andrea (2006). "A Rheumatologist's Experience With Psychosomatic Disorders". The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders. ReganBooks. pp. 264–265. ISBN 0-06-085178-3.
- ↑ Sarno, Dr. John E; et al. (2006). The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders. ReganBooks. pp. 21–22, 235–237, 264–265, 294–298, 315, 319–320, 363. ISBN 0-06-085178-3.
- ↑ Chakrabarty S, Zoorob R (2007). "Fibromyalgia". Am Fam Physician. 76 (2): 247–54. PMID 17695569.