Psychological approaches have not been demonstrated to be effective for fibromyalgia

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James H McAuley et al. Pain. 2011 Apr.

. 2011 Apr;152(4):956.

doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.01.021.

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Psychological treatments for fibromyalgia: a meta-analysis.
Glombiewski JA, Sawyer AT, Gutermann J, Koenig K, Rief W, Hofmann SG. Glombiewski JA, et al. Pain. 2010 Nov;151(2):280-295. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.06.011. Epub 2010 Aug 19. Pain. 2010. PMID: 20727679
Psychological approaches are effective for fibromyalgia: remaining issues and challenges.
Nicassio PM. Nicassio PM. Pain. 2010 Nov;151(2):245-246. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.08.011. Epub 2010 Aug 25. Pain. 2010. PMID: 20800359 No abstract available.

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