Two Kinds of Talk Therapy Work Equally Well Against Fibromyalgia

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• December 28, 2023
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Two types of mental health treatment are equally effective in treating fibromyalgia patients, Swedish researchers report.

They compared traditional cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to what is known as exposure-based CBT.

In traditional CBT, patients receive sever...

Psychotherapy May Help Ease Fibromyalgia Pain

• Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
• September 25, 2023
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"Talk therapy" may help people with fibromyalgia manage their chronic pain -- and alter the brain's pain-processing circuitry along the way, a new study shows.

Researchers found that after eight sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), patients with fibromyalgia f...

Fibromyalgia Tied to Higher Risk of Death From Many Causes

• Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
• July 12, 2023
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For years, people with the widespread pain disorder fibromyalgia were told their symptoms were all in their heads, but now the illness is being taken much more seriously with good reason.

Folks with fibromyalgia are more likely to die early from accidents, infection...