Abstract
Recent empirical literature on autoimmune diseases has focused extensively on the implementation and evaluation of psychosocial interventions. Psychotherapy and counselling processes for multiple sclerosis (MS) have gained special attention given the cognitive and behavioral dimensions of the symptoms as well as their unpredictable course.
Highlights
multiple sclerosis (MS) is a central nervous system disease which is characterized by demyelination, inflammation, and neurodegeneration [1]
The results revealed that persons with MS (PwMS) struggled with understanding the initial symptoms, contemplated taking medication, and related symptom development to psychological factors such as depression
Data collection and analysis are guided by the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis framework [19], a method used widely in health psychology research to capture the experience of illnesses [20,21]
Summary
MS is a central nervous system disease which is characterized by demyelination, inflammation, and neurodegeneration [1]. The progression of the illness exhibits significant individual variation [3] and PwMS present great symptom diversity and complexity, ranging from vision problems, fatigue, spasticity and pain to cognitive dysfunction and mood disorders [4]. Literature has focused extensively on the psychiatric and psychological dimensions of MS [5]. Recent empirical literature on autoimmune diseases has focused extensively on the implementation and evaluation of psychosocial interventions. Psychotherapy and counselling processes for multiple sclerosis (MS) have gained special attention given the cognitive and behavioral dimensions of the symptoms as well as their unpredictable course. The current study aims to gain a deeper understanding of the meaning making processes for persons with MS (PwMS) who are in psychotherapy treatment
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