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Article Dans Une Revue American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics Année : 2021

Updates on the psychological and psychiatric aspects of the Ehlers–Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorders

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The field of the psychiatric and psychological aspects of Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) has been understudied and neglected for many years. People with EDS are often classified as "somatizers" by untrained clinicians. However, research on the biological basis of EDS is improving our understanding of the physiology and psychopathology of the disorder. In this article, we consider the literature on the psychopathological dimensions associated with EDS as well as the EDS symptoms in psychiatric conditions since our review in 2017. Literature confirms that psychological processes (i.e., fear, emotional distress, or negative emotions) in EDS have a significant impact on the outcomes of EDS. Common systemic associations are found between anxiety disorders and EDS as well as significant correlations with neurodevelopmental, eating, mood, and sleep disorders. There is limited but increasing evidence of an association between EDS and suicidal thoughts and behaviors, which should be further explored. The broad spectrum of human anxiety and associated somatic symptoms (beyond anxiety disorders) appears to be the core of the psychopathology in EDS and therefore, detecting and assessing EDS might be a new opportunity for psychiatric nosology to develop more inclusive phenotypes like the Neuroconnective Phenotype that include both somatic and psychological manifestations.
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hal-03446793 , version 1 (24-11-2021)

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Andrea Bulbena‐cabré, Carolina Baeza‐velasco, Silvia Rosado‐figuerola, Antonio Bulbena. Updates on the psychological and psychiatric aspects of the Ehlers–Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorders. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, 2021, ⟨10.1002/ajmg.c.31955⟩. ⟨hal-03446793⟩
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