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Gulf War and Health: Treatment for Chronic Multisymptom Illness
Committee On Gulf War And Health: Treatment For Chronic Multisymptom Illness; Board On The Health Of Select Populations; Institute Of Medicine
Chronic multisymptom illness (CMI) is a serious condition that imposes an enormous burden of suffering on our nation's veterans. Veterans who have CMI often have physical symptoms (such as fatigue, joint and muscle pain, and gastrointestinal symptoms) and cognitive symptoms (such as memory difficulties). For the purposes of this report, the committee defined CMI as the presence of a spectrum of chronic symptoms experienced for 6 months or longer in at least two of six categories-fatigue, mood, and cognition, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, respiratory, and neurologic-that may overlap with but are not fully captured by known syndromes (such as CFS, fibromyalgia, and ... Read more
In addition to summarizing the available scientific and medical literature regarding the best treatments for chronic multisymptom illness among Gulf War veterans, Gulf War and Health: Volume 9: Treatment for Chronic Multisymptom Illness recommends how best to disseminate this information throughout the VA to improve the care and benefits provided to veterans, recommends additional scientific studies and research initiatives to resolve areas of continuing scientific uncertainty and recommends such legislative or administrative action as the IOM deems appropriate in light of the results of its review.
Table of Contents- Front Matter
- Summary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Characterizing Chronic Multisymptom Illness
- 3 Methods
- 4 Treatment for Chronic Multisymptom Illness
- 5 Review of Treatments for Comorbid and Related Conditions
- 6 Patient-Centered Care of Veterans Who Have Chronic Multisymptom Illness
- 7 Implementation and Models of Care for Veterans Who Have Chronic Multisymptom Illness
- 8 Recommendations
- Appendix A: Committee Biographic Sketches
- Appendix B: Possible Factors Underlying Chronic Multisymptom Illness
- Appendix C: Examples of Effective and Ineffective PatientClinician Discussions
- Index
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