Medically Unexplained Symptoms

Resources

 

  

For clinicians:

 

• RCPsych Guidance on the management of patients with MUS in primary care 

 

• RCGP Mental Health Forum Guidance for GPs on MUS

 

• Practical information for clinicians on assessment and management

 

• A 'whole systems' approach to MUS for general practitioners and commissioners with practical advice on management.

 

 

 

For patients:
 

• General information for patients about medically unexplained symptoms

 

 

Fibromyalgia

For clinicians:

• Practical advice on management of fibromyalgia patients for general practitioners
  
  
  

For patients:

• Support groups for fibromyalgia sufferers and carers

 

• Practical advice on fibromyalgia for sufferers and carers

        

  

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

• Useful Review of psychosocial aspects of IBS

 

 

For clinicians:

• Self-report questionnaires for irritable bowel syndrome

 

• Practical information on diagnosis and management of IBS for clinicians
  
  

 

For patients

 

• Support group run by the IBS network 

 

• US based self-help site for irritable bowel sufferers with links to fibromyalgia support sites

 

• IBS Research update

 

 

Neurological symptoms

For patients:

 

• Educational site for patients with neurological symptoms without obvious medical cause.

 

• Educational and support site for patients with nonepileptic attacks.

 

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