Fibromyalgia syndrome and psychiatric disorder
Dunne, F.J.; Dunne, C.A.
British Journal of Hospital Medicine 54(5): 194-197
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0007-1064 PMID: 8528524 Document Number: 447985
Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is characterised by generalised aches, pains, tender points, stiffness and fatigue, yet, despite increasing recognition of this syndrome as a clinical entity, its aetiology remains obscure. There is now increasing evidence that FMS represents a distinct rheumatic disorder and should not be regarded as a somatic illness secondary to psychiatric disorder.