2022/10/02 by Neal C. Goldberg, Sabrina Poirier, Allison Kanas +8 · 1 voice
Medicine · Neuroscience · #Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research #Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 #Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
paper · doi:10.1080/21641846.2022.2128576
openalex publication_date 2022/10/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/24
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. 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). 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. 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.