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| Boudewijn Van HoudenhoveSummaryAffiliation: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Country: Belgium Publications
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Psychiatric aspects of chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgiaBoudewijn Van Houdenhove
Dienst Liaisonpsychiatrie, UZ Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven 3000, Belgium
Curr Psychiatry Rep 12:208-14. 2010..Future psychiatric research into CFS/FM should focus on the complex interrelationships among pain/fatigue, stress/depression, and personality, as well as on processes of therapeutic change and the advantages of customized treatment...- Chronic fatigue syndrome: is there a role for non-antidepressant pharmacotherapy?Boudewijn Van Houdenhove
University Hospitals Leuven and Chronic Fatigue Reference Centre, UZ Leuven, Herestraat 49, B 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Expert Opin Pharmacother 11:215-23. 2010..Despite intensive treatment research, the role of pharmacotherapy in the illness remains uncertain... - [Chronic fatigue syndrome: a psychoneuroimmunological perspective]B Van Houdenhove
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven en als buitengewoon hoogleraar Medische ene Gezondheidspsychologie aan de Faculteit Geneeskunde, KU Leuven
Tijdschr Psychiatr 51:603-10. 2009..Longitudinal studies are needed to unravel the pathophysiology of cfs still further. In such studies the concept of 'sickness response' and 'sickness behaviour' may perform an important heuristic function... - A comparison of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome in two "ideologically" contrasting clinicsBoudewijn Van Houdenhove
Department of Liaison Psychiatry, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, Leuven B 3000, Belgium
J Nerv Ment Dis 197:348-53. 2009.... - Does hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis hypofunction in chronic fatigue syndrome reflect a 'crash' in the stress system?Boudewijn Van Houdenhove
Department of Liaison Psychiatry, University Hospitals K U Leuven, Herestraat 49, B 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Med Hypotheses 72:701-5. 2009.... - Customizing treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia: the role of perpetuating factorsBoudewijn Van Houdenhove
Dienst Liaisonpsychiatrie, UZ Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, B 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Psychosomatics 49:470-7. 2008..Syndromes characterized by chronic, medically unexplained fatigue, effort- and stress-intolerance, and widespread pain are highly prevalent in medicine... - Rehabilitation of decreased motor performance in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: should we treat low effort capacity or reduced effort tolerance?B Van Houdenhove
Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, K U Leuven, Belgium
Clin Rehabil 21:1121-42. 2007.... - Stress, depression and fibromyalgiaB Van Houdenhove
Dept of Liaison Psychiatry, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Acta Neurol Belg 106:149-56. 2006..Finally, we discuss some future directions, including the use of new conceptual models, research topics and strategies, as well as potential implications from recent studies in affective disorders for the treatment of FM... - In search of a new balance. Can high "action-proneness" in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome be changed by a multidisciplinary group treatment?Boudewijn Van Houdenhove
Chronic Fatigue Reference Centre, University Hospitals, K U Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
J Psychosom Res 60:623-5. 2006.... - The role of life stress in fibromyalgiaBoudewijn Van Houdenhove
University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Department of Liaison Psychiatry, K U Leuven, Herestraat 49, B 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Curr Rheumatol Rep 7:365-70. 2005..Finally, several methodologic issues with regard to stress research on fibromyalgia, as well as the clinical relevance of the stress concept for fibromyalgia are discussed... - Fibromyalgia: a stress disorder? Piecing the biopsychosocial puzzle togetherBoudewijn Van Houdenhove
Faculty of Medicine, K U Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Psychother Psychosom 73:267-75. 2004..Finally, an integrative biopsychosocial model that conceptualizes FM as a stress disorder is proposed, and the clinical and research implications of the model are discussed... - Daily hassles reported by chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia patients in tertiary care: a controlled quantitative and qualitative studyBoudewijn Van Houdenhove
Faculty of Medicine, K U Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Psychother Psychosom 71:207-13. 2002.... - Premorbid "overactive" lifestyle in chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia. An etiological factor or proof of good citizenship?B Van Houdenhove
Faculty of Medicine, K U Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
J Psychosom Res 51:571-6. 2001..The aim of the present study was to control for the patients' possible idealisation of their previous attitude towards action... - Predictors of outcome in a multi-component treatment program for chronic fatigue syndromeStefan Kempke
Department of Psychology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
J Affect Disord 126:174-9. 2010..Little is known about factors predicting treatment outcome in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)... - Does methylphenidate reduce the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome?Daniel Blockmans
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Am J Med 119:167.e23-30. 2006..Until now, no medical treatment has shown any efficacy. The objectives of this study were to investigate the short-term effects of methylphenidate, an amphetamine derivative, on fatigue, concentration disturbances, and quality of life... - Unraveling the role of perfectionism in chronic fatigue syndrome: is there a distinction between adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism?Stefan Kempke
Department of Psychology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Psychiatry Res 186:373-7. 2011..Findings of this study have important implications for theory and treatment of CFS, particularly for cognitive-behavioral treatment... - Self-esteem mediates the relationship between maladaptive perfectionism and depression in chronic fatigue syndromeStefan Kempke
Department of Psychology, University of Leuven, Tiensestraat 102, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Clin Rheumatol 30:1543-8. 2011..Findings from this study suggest that self-esteem may explain the link between maladaptive perfectionism and depression in CFS, which may have important implications for the treatment and prevention of depression in these patients... - Victimization in chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia in tertiary care: a controlled study on prevalence and characteristicsB Van Houdenhove
Department of Psychosomatic Rehabilitation, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Psychosomatics 42:21-8. 2001..These findings support etiological hypotheses suggesting a pivotal role for chronic stress in CFS and FM and may have important therapeutic implications... - Treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome: findings, principles and strategiesPatrick Luyten
Department of Psychology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Psychiatry Investig 5:209-12. 2008.... - Combination therapy with hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone does not improve symptoms in chronic fatigue syndrome: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, crossover studyDaniel Blockmans
Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Am J Med 114:736-41. 2003..The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of combination therapy (5 mg/d of hydrocortisone and 50 microg/d of 9-alfa-fludrocortisone) on fatigue and well-being in chronic fatigue syndrome... - Chronic fatigue syndrome: a hormonal origin? A rare case of dysmenorrhea membranaceaJoan Veldman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Catholic University Leuven, Louvain, Belgium
Arch Gynecol Obstet 279:717-20. 2009..The condition is often linked to high progesterone levels. An association with a chronic fatigue syndrome was never described...