How do you approach patients with fibromyalgia who are reluctant to consider a psychiatric component to their illness but present with clear mood or anxiety symptoms?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
Since patients with fibromyalgia (FM) are often stigmatized and worried that clinicians think “it is all in my head,” it is important to discuss FM treatment and mental health referral from a biopsychosocial perspective. This might include introducing concepts such as the pain/depression...