Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Practice Guideline
. 2008 Jun;22(3):295-302.
doi: 10.1007/s00482-008-0674-4.

[Psychotherapy in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome]

[Article in German]
K Thieme  1 , W Häuser, A Batra, K Bernardy, E Felde, M Gesmann, A Illhardt, M Settan, R Wörz, V Köllner
Affiliations
Practice Guideline

[Psychotherapy in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome]

[Article in German]
K Thieme et al. Schmerz. 2008 Jun.

Abstract

Background: A guideline for the treatment and diagnostic procedures in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) was developed in cooperation with 10 German medical and psychological associations and 2 patient self-help groups.

Methods: A systematic literature search including all controlled studies of evaluated multicomponent therapy was performed in the Cochrane Collaboration Reviews (1993-12/2006), Medline (1980-12/2006), PsychInfo (1966-12/2006) and Scopus (1980-12/ 2006). Levels of evidence were assigned according to the classification system of the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine. Grading of the strengths of recommendations was done according to the German program for disease management guidelines. Standardized procedures to reach a consensus on recommendations were used.

Results: Cognitive and operant behavioral therapy is strongly recommended (grade A). Guided imagery/hypnotherapy and written emotional disclosure are recommended (grade B).

Conclusions: Psychotherapeutic programs tailored to FMS subgroups should be developed and tested.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Schmerz. 1990 Jun;4(2):82-7 - PubMed
    1. Scand J Rheumatol. 1996;25(2):77-86 - PubMed
    1. J Rheumatol. 2005 Aug;32(8):1594-602 - PubMed
    1. Lancet. 2001 Apr 14;357(9263):1191-4 - PubMed
    1. Psychol Health Med. 2006 Nov;11(4):498-506 - PubMed

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources