Patients with ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) and chronic pain report similar level of sickness behavior as individuals injected with bacterial endotoxin at peak inflammation

Patients with ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) and chronic pain report similar level of sickness behavior as individuals injected with bacterial endotoxin at peak inflammation

Background: Chronic sickness behavior is implicated in ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) and chronic pain but the level of subjective sickness behavior in these conditions has not been investigated or compared to other clinical and non-clinical samples, or to the level in e...

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Main Authors: Martin A. Jonsjö, Jenny Åström, Michael P. Jones, Bianka Karshikoff, Karin Lodin, Linda Holmström, Lars Agréus, Rikard K. Wicksell, John Axelsson, Mats Lekander, Gunnar L. Olsson, Mike Kemani, Anna Andreasson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health
Subjects:
Sickness behavior
ME/CFS
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chronic pain
Endotoxin
Self-rated health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666354619300298

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