Tag Archives: teenagers
Research: Adults with ME/CFS report high rates of youth symptoms
Adults recall childhood experience of ME/CFS Prof Leonard Jason’s team in Chicago surveyed 617 adults and found a surprisingly high number (43%) had begun feeling ill while adolescents. They analysed their symptoms and experiences and found common themes, which … Continue reading
CFS/ME in adolescents: Practical guidance & management challenges
Practical guidance and management challenges of ME/CFS in adolescents Australian paediatrician Dr Katherine Rowe has written a paper for practitioners, based on her own experience, which reviews the current understanding of ME/CFS and highlights effective management strategies for adolescents. As … Continue reading
Research: Long-term C-19 sequelae in adolescents: the overlap with OI & ME/CFS
Long-term COVID 19 sequelae in adolescents: the overlap with orthostatic intolerance and ME/CFS, by Amanda K Morrow, Laura A Malone, Christina Kokorelis, Lindsay S Petracek, Ella F Eastin, Katie L Lobner, Luise Neuendorff & Peter C Rowe in Curr Pediatr … Continue reading
Research: Experiences…on educational adaptations for students with CFS/ME (Norway)
Experiences among school personnel and school nurses on educational adaptations for students with CFS/ME: A qualitative interview study, by Wenche Ann Similä, Torstein Baade Rø and Torunn Hatlen Nøst in Front. Pediatr., 11 November 2021 [doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.756963] Research abstract: Introduction: … Continue reading
Mental health screening in adolescents with CFS/ME
Mental health screening in adolescents with CFS/ME, by Maria E Loades, Paul Stallard, David Kessler & Esther Crawley in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2021) [doi.org/10.1007/s00787-021-01734-5] Excerpts from Letter to the editor: Psychiatric co-morbidity in adolescents is common, with the … Continue reading
Young and exhausted – dysfunctional breathing
Young and exhausted, by Filip Olekšák, Peter Ďurdík, Ľubica Jakušová, Tomáš Turčan, Peter Bánovčin in Advances in Respiratory Medicine 2021, vol. 89, no. 1, pages 1-4 Letter to the editors extracts: Dysfunctional breathing (DB) is highly prevalent and is … Continue reading
How common are depression & anxiety in adolescents with CFS?
How common are depression and anxiety in adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and how should we screen for these mental health co-morbidities? A clinical cohort study, by Maria E Loades, Rebecca Read, Lucie Smith, Nina T Higson-Sweeney, Amanda Laffan, … Continue reading
Dental considerations for a patient with ME/CFS – a case study
Dental considerations for a patient with Myalgic Encephalopathy/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – a case study, by Serena Halsall in Journal of Disability and Oral Health Vol 20, #3 October 1, 2019 Abstract Myalgic Encephalopathy, also known as Chronic Fatigue … Continue reading
Sleep problems in adolescents with CFS: a case-control study nested within a prospective clinical cohort
Sleep problems in adolescents with CFS: A case-control study nested within a prospective clinical cohort, by Maria Elizabeth Loades, Katharine A Rimes, Trudie Chalder in Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, May 22 2020 [doi.org/10.1177/1359104520918364] Research abstract: Sleep problems have … Continue reading
