Fibromyalgia is a syndrome characterized by chronic and widespread musculoskeletal pain,
often accompanied by other symptoms, such as fatigue, intestinal disorders and alterations …

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a common chronic pain disorder that presents diagnostic challenges
for clinicians. Several classification, diagnostic and screening criteria have been developed …

Stress is viewed as a state of real or perceived threat to homeostasis, the management of
which involves the endocrine, nervous, and immune systems. These systems work …

Chronic musculoskeletal pain is one of the most intractable clinical problems faced by
clinicians and can be devastating for patients. Central pain amplification is perceived pain …

Fibromyalgia is a disorder that is part of a spectrum of syndromes that lack precise
classification. It is often considered as part of the global overview of functional somatic …

The brain is the key organ of stress reactivity, coping, and recovery processes. Within the
brain, a distributed neural circuitry determines what is threatening and thus stressful to the …

Over 60 years ago, Selye1 recognized the paradox that the physiologic systems activated by
stress can not only protect and restore but also damage the body. What links these …

Adaptation in the face of potentially stressful challenges involves activation of neural,
neuroendocrine and neuroendocrine‐immune mechanisms. This has been called …

SES is consistently associated with health outcomes, yet little is known about the
psychosocial and behavioral mechanisms that might explain this association. Researchers …

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