The 'medically unexplained symptoms' syndrome concept and the cognitive-behavioural treatment model

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ID4229024
AuthorsMelissa J Scott (0000-0002-7122-5544, Psychological Therapies Unit, UK), J Stephens Crawford (0000-0001-6400-1158, North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust), Keith J Geraghty (0000-0001-5060-5022, University of Manchester), David F Marks (0000-0002-4096-2883, Editor, Journal of Health Psychology, UK)
Year2022
Volume27
Issue1
Pages3-8
Publication date2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/13591053211038042
LanguageEN
References cited16

The American Psychiatric Association's, 2013 DSM-5 abandoned the use of the term 'medically unexplained symptoms' for non-neurological disorders. In the UK, treatments for various medical illnesses with unexplained aetiology, such as chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome and fibromyalgia, continue to fall under an MUS umbrella with cognitive behavioural therapy promoted as a primary therapeutic approach. In this editorial, we comment on whether the MUS concept is a viable diagnostic term, the credibility of the cognitive-behavioural MUS treatment model, the necessity of practitioner training and the validity of evidence of effectiveness in routine practice

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