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The Psychopathology of Functional Somatic Syndromes Neurobiology and Illness Behavior in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Gulf War Illness, Irrit

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Couverture de l’ouvrage The Psychopathology of Functional Somatic Syndromes

Learn how a patient?s behavior can factor into the prognosis of medically unexplainable illness!

The Psychopathology of Functional Somatic Syndromes examines the link between mental illness and physical syndromes that lack organic disease explanations, including chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, premenstrual dysphoria, irritable bowel, and Gulf War illness.

The author has evaluated the best research work of the past 20 years to determine the association between psychopathology and functional illness, the biological gradient between somatic and psychological symptoms, and the manifestations of dysfunctional coping.

The Psychopathology of Functional Somatic Syndromes challenges recent conceptualizations of functional somatic syndromes as brain disorders connected to affective spectrum disorder, serotonin deficiency, cerebral hypoperfusion or abnormal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal function and highlights the importance of abnormal illness behavior, sexual victimization, and maladaptive coping for the production and maintenance of these disorders.

The Psychopathology of Functional Somatic Syndromes explores observations on the neurobiology and the personality abnormalities of patients made from structured data collected over a period of several years. It describes modern perceptions of functional somatic syndromes and how they have evolved into a tightly knit family of self-standing syndromes with a common core. The book examines the correlation between the burden of psychopathology and the physical features of these illnesses; reviews advances made in the appraisal of the neuroanatomy, neuropsychology, and neurochemistry of functional syndromes; and focuses on the connection between measurable dimensions of personality, coping, and illness behavior and the prognosis of medically unexplainable illnesses.

The Psychopathology of Functional Somatic Syndromes examines:

  • psychiatric morbidity
  • brain perfusion
  • post-traumatic stress in Gulf War illness
  • the spectrum of mood disorders
  • the hypothalamatic-pituitary-adrenal axis
  • the sexual victimization of patients
  • and much more!

The Psychopathology of Functional Somatic Syndromes is an essential resource for psychiatrists and psychologists working in outpatient practice.

  • Introduction
  • Part I. The Clinical Manifestations of Functional Syndromes
  • Chapter 1. The Modern Conceptualization of Unexplained Symptoms
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Premenstrual Syndrome
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Gulf War Illness
  • Chapter 2. A Tight-Knit Family of Syndromes
  • Part II. Psychiatric Morbidity in Functional Somatic Illness
  • Chapter 3. Depression and Somatization in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Mood Disorders and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Somatization Disorder and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Psychopathology and Chronic Fatigue: Environmental or Genetic Covariation?
  • Chapter 4. Somatization and Depression in Fibromyalgia
  • Chapter 5. The Spectrum of Mood Disorders Associated with Premenstrual Dysphoria
  • Chapter 6. Anxiety, Depression, and Somatization in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Chapter 7. Somatization and Posttraumatic Stress in Gulf War Illness
  • Part III. The Psychobiology of Functional Somatic Syndromes
  • Chapter 8. Neuroanatomy and Brain Perfusion in Functional Somatic Syndromes
  • Magnetic Resonance and Single Photon Emission Imaging in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Cerebral Perfusion in Fibromyalgia
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Premenstrual Brain Volume
  • Functional Magnetic Resonance in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Magnetic Resonance and Single Photon Emission Tomography in Gulf War Syndrome
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 9. Neuropsychological Deficits in Functional Somatic Illness
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Gulf War Illness
  • Chapter 10. The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Functional Somatic Illness
  • Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Dysfunction in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • The Reactivity of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Fibromyalgia
  • Cortisol Levels in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Assessment of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Premenstrual Syndrome
  • Chapter 11. The Serotonin Metabolism in Functional Somatic Illness
  • Serotonergic Neurotransmission in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Serotonin Metabolism in Fibromyalgia
  • Serotonergic Function in Premenstrual Syndrome
  • Part IV. Abnormal Personality and Illness Behavior in Functional Somatic Syndromes
  • Chapter 12. Abnormal Personality in Functional Somatic Syndromes
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Premenstrual Syndrome
  • Gulf War Illness
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 13. The Sexual Victimization of Patients with Functional Somatic Syndromes
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Chapter 14. Somatic Attributions in Functional Illness
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Premenstrual Syndrome
  • Chapter 15. Maladaptive Coping in Functional Somatic Syndromes
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • References
  • Index

  • Reference Notes Included
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