Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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3 papers

Why the Psychosomatic View on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Is Inconsistent with Current Evidence and Harmful to Patients

Manuel Thoma, Laura Froehlich, Daniel B. R. Hattesohl, Sonja Quante, Leonard A. Jason, Carmen Scheibenbogen
Medicina Summary & key facts 2023 20 citations

This review says that calling ME/CFS a psychosomatic illness does not fit current scientific evidence and harms patients. ME/CFS has been classed as a neurological disease since 1969. Studies report repeated physical abnormalities in blood flow, vascular function, energy metabolism, and immune markers, and many patients develop ME/CFS after an…

Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Health, psychology, and well-being

The role of a mindful movement-based program (Movimento Biologico) in health promotion: results of a pre-post intervention study

Stefano Proietti, Manuela Chiavarini, Francesco Iorio, Livia Buratta, Giancarlo Pocetta, Roberta Carestia, et al.
Frontiers in Public Health Summary & key facts 2024 2 citations

Researchers ran an 8-week mindful movement program (Movimento Biologico) with 38 university students (mean age 21.2 years; 60.5% male). Participants completed four questionnaires before and after the program. After the program, several measures of interoceptive awareness and positive mental health improved significantly, while overall psychological well-being and sense of coherence…

Health, psychology, and well-being Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
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