Greater specificity of activity memories in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: Implications for exercise-based treatment

Martin, Maryanne; Alexeeva, I.

doi:10.1016/j.mhpa.2017.12.003

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“…However, fewer studies have examined alterations in more general cognitive processes such as executive functioning or memory in patients with IBS. Given evidence of altered general cognitive functioning in other chronic functional illnesses such as chronic fatigue syndrome/ME (Hou et al ., ; Hughes, Chalder, Hirsch, & Moss‐Morris, ; Martin & Alexeeva, ; Togo, Lange, Natelson, & Quigley, ) and fibromyalgia (Miró et al ., ), it is surprising that research on altered executive functions in patients with IBS is far less prevalent. One study found a subtle deficit in episodic visuospatial memory in patients with IBS (Kennedy et al ., ).…”

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Altered attentional control linked to catastrophizing in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Henrich

Martin

2018

British J Health Psychol

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Patients with IBS displayed reduced attentional control. Crucially, those patients with lower attentional control also had more catastrophizing thoughts than patients with better attentional control. These findings suggest that improving attentional control could be a valid target for psychological interventions for IBS. Statement of contribution What is already known on this subject? It has been hypothesised that psychological processes play a role in the maintenance of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and altered levels of attentional control have been found in patients with other functional illnesses but not yet in patients with IBS. Pain catastrophizing, a maladaptive thinking pattern, has been linked with IBS symptom severity, and previous research has shown an association between attentional control and intrusive thoughts. Whether there is an association between catastrophizing thoughts and attentional control in patients with IBS is unknown. What does this study add? Patients with irritable bowel syndrome show reduced levels of attentional control. IBS patients with lower levels of attentional control have more catastrophizing thoughts. Therapies emphasizing attentional control training may help reduce catastrophizing.

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