[Fibromyalgia, or whole body pain]

Fibromyalgia is a rheumatic syndrome which is being recognized and diagnosed more often all the time. Its symptoms include a general state of pain not localized in the joints, combined with tremendous tiredness and sleep alterations. Although its exact etiology is still unknown, medical professionals speculate on the existence of multiple cause factors. Therefore, an integrated therapeutic treatment having the coordinated participation of medical professionals from different fields of expertise is necessary. Mental health professionals play an important role since it is proven the existence of psychological and socio-psychological factors at the start, during the duration of and in the evolution of this syndrome.