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Fibromyalgia & Psychology

New hope for people with fibromyalgia. A novel psychological therapy that encourages addressing emotional experiences related to trauma, conflict and relationship problems has been found helpful for people with the chronic pain condition fibromyalgia. Source 3n.

Psychology and Fibromyalgia

Research teams find widespread inflammation in the brains of fibromyalgia patients. A study has documented for the first time widespread inflammation in the brains of patients with the poorly understood condition called fibromyalgia. Source 7s.

Fibromyalgia & Psychology Health & Special Psychology

Fibromyalgia likely the result of autoimmune problems. New research has shown that many of the symptoms in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) are caused by antibodies that increase the activity of pain-sensing nerves throughout the body. The results show that fibromyalgia is a disease of the immune system, rather than the currently held view that it originates in the brain. Source 9i.

Psychology and Fibromyalgia

People with fibromyalgia often wake up tired, but at the same time report that they sleep a lot. Sleep is often interrupted by pain, and many fibromyalgia patients have other sleep disorders, such as restless legs syndrome and sleep apnea.