{"id":37016,"date":"2022-10-24T11:51:53","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T10:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/?p=37016"},"modified":"2022-10-24T11:51:53","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T10:51:53","slug":"the-role-of-mental-health-practitioners-for-long-covid-me-cfs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/the-role-of-mental-health-practitioners-for-long-covid-me-cfs\/","title":{"rendered":"The role of mental health practitioners for Long COVID & ME\/CFS"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new challenge: mental health practitioners can learn from ME\/CFS when supporting the long-term effects of COVID-19<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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A research paper from a team of researchers including Prof Leonard Jason and Dr Nina Muirhead believes that:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"Mental Health Practitioners (MHPs) have a unique opportunity to provide resources and support to those suffering from Long COVID (LC), the post infectious illness that often follows an acute SARS-CoV-2 infection.<\/p>\n

In working with these individuals, MHPs can learn from the experiences of patients with another post-infectious disease known as myalgic encephalomyelitis\/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME\/CFS).<\/p>\n

ME\/CFS was once thought to be a psychologically mediated disorder caused by deconditioning and the fear of exertion following a precipitating event such as a viral infection.<\/p>\n

Research now shows that LC and ME\/CFS are biomedical, multisystem, complex physiologic diseases. This article provides a framework to MHPs for the treatment of LC patients using knowledge derived from three decades of research on ME\/CFS.<\/p>\n

The paper includes information on the role of mental health therapists:<\/strong><\/p>\n