[HTML][HTML] The challenges of chronic pain and fatigue

JA Eccles, KA Davies - Clinical Medicine, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In this review, we explore the challenges of chronic pain and fatigue in clinical practice. Both
pain and fatigue are common, troubling and frequently overlapping symptoms, and we …

[HTML][HTML] Connecting brain and body: Transdiagnostic relevance of connective tissue variants to neuropsychiatric symptom expression

HEC Sharp, HD Critchley, JA Eccles - World journal of psychiatry, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The mind is embodied; thoughts and feelings interact with states of physiological arousal
and physical integrity of the body. In this context, there is mounting evidence for an …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroimaging and psychophysiological investigation of the link between anxiety, enhanced affective reactivity and interoception in people with joint …

N Mallorquí-Bagué, SN Garfinkel, M Engels… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Objective: Anxiety is associated with increased physiological reactivity and also increased
“interoceptive” sensitivity to such changes in internal bodily arousal. Joint hypermobility, an …

[HTML][HTML] Neurovisceral phenotypes in the expression of psychiatric symptoms

JA Eccles, AP Owens, CJ Mathias, S Umeda… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
This review explores the proposal that vulnerability to psychological symptoms, particularly
anxiety, originates in constitutional differences in the control of bodily state, exemplified by a …

Brain structure and joint hypermobility: relevance to the expression of psychiatric symptoms

JA Eccles, FDC Beacher, MA Gray… - The British Journal of …, 2012 - cambridge.org
Joint hypermobility is overrepresented among people with anxiety and can be associated
with abnormal autonomic reactivity. We tested for associations between regional cerebral …

[HTML][HTML] Joint hypermobility links neurodivergence to dysautonomia and pain

JLL Csecs, V Iodice, CL Rae, A Brooke… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objectives Autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and tic disorder (Tourette
syndrome; TS) are neurodevelopmental conditions that frequently co-occur and impact …

Online psychotherapy: trailblazing digital healthcare

A McDonald, JA Eccles, S Fallahkhair… - BJPsych bulletin, 2020 - cambridge.org
Advances in digital technology have a profound impact on conventional healthcare systems.
We examine the trailblazing use of online interventions to enable autonomous psychological …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond bones: The relevance of variants of connective tissue (hypermobility) to fibromyalgia, ME/CFS and controversies surrounding diagnostic classification …

JA Eccles, B Thompson, K Themelis, ML Amato… - Clinical …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Fibromyalgia and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
(ME/CFS) are poorly understood conditions with overlapping symptoms, fuelling debate as …

Towards a neurodiversity-affirmative approach for an over-represented and under-recognised population: autistic adults in outpatient psychiatry

SCK Shaw, M Doherty, S McCowan… - Journal of Autism and …, 2022 - Springer
We were pleased to read Nyrenius et al.'s recent paper on the prevalence of autism in adult
outpatient psychiatry (Nyrenius et al., 2022). The study presents admirable aims, clearly …

Variant connective tissue (joint hypermobility) and its relevance to depression and anxiety in adolescents: a cohort-based case–control study

JA Eccles, L Quadt, H McCarthy, KA Davies, R Bond… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To test whether variant connective tissue structure, as indicated by the presence of
joint hypermobility, poses a developmental risk for mood disorders in adolescence. Design …