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This cross-sectional study measured 130 adults (52 men, 78 women; ages 18–75) with dizziness from four causes: BPPV, Meniere’s disease, unilateral weakness, and central causes. Researchers used the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) to measure disability and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) to measure anxiety. They found no significant differences in…
This case report describes a 68-year-old woman with fibromyalgia and other chronic pain that had not improved with standard treatments. She received seven increasing intravenous (IV) ketamine doses over two weeks, then continued IV ketamine twice weekly for more than a year. While on this schedule she reported marked, widespread…
This scoping review looked at research on psychotherapy for people with chronic dizziness (lasting 3 months or more). The authors screened 644 records and included 23 studies. Most studies were small case reports and used different outcome measures, but many used cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and commonly reported improvements. The…
