Fibromyalgia and Disability Adjudication: No Simple Solutions to a Complex Problem
BACKGROUND: Adjudication of disability claims related to fibromyalgia (FM) syndrome can be a challenging and complex process. A commentary published in the current issue of Pain Research & Management makes suggestions for improvement. The authors of the commentary contend that: previously and cu...
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| description | BACKGROUND: Adjudication of disability claims related to fibromyalgia (FM) syndrome can be a challenging and complex process. A commentary published in the current issue of Pain Research & Management makes suggestions for improvement. The authors of the commentary contend that: previously and currently used criteria for the diagnosis of FM are irrelevant to clinical practice; the opinions of family physicians should supersede those of experts; there is little evidence that trauma can cause FM; no formal instruments are necessary to assess disability; and many FM patients on or applying for disability are exaggerating or malingering, and tests of symptoms validity should be used to identify malingerers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-756ef019d7684e1f88320b7092de7ef22025-02-03T07:26:09ZengWileyPain Research and Management1203-67652014-01-0119629329910.1155/2014/321307Fibromyalgia and Disability Adjudication: No Simple Solutions to a Complex ProblemManfred Harth0Warren R Nielson1Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, CanadaLawson Health Research Institute and Department of Psychology, Western University, London, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND: Adjudication of disability claims related to fibromyalgia (FM) syndrome can be a challenging and complex process. A commentary published in the current issue of Pain Research & Management makes suggestions for improvement. The authors of the commentary contend that: previously and currently used criteria for the diagnosis of FM are irrelevant to clinical practice; the opinions of family physicians should supersede those of experts; there is little evidence that trauma can cause FM; no formal instruments are necessary to assess disability; and many FM patients on or applying for disability are exaggerating or malingering, and tests of symptoms validity should be used to identify malingerers.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/321307 |
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| title | Fibromyalgia and Disability Adjudication: No Simple Solutions to a Complex Problem |
| title_full | Fibromyalgia and Disability Adjudication: No Simple Solutions to a Complex Problem |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Fibromyalgia and Disability Adjudication: No Simple Solutions to a Complex Problem |
| title_short | Fibromyalgia and Disability Adjudication: No Simple Solutions to a Complex Problem |
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