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The (in)visibility of fibromyalgia through its symptoms and the challenges of its diagnosis and therapy.

Larissa Pereira CostaMárcia de Assunção Ferreira
Published in: Revista brasileira de enfermagem (2024)
Stigmas, prejudices, the variety and invisibility of symptoms make it difficult to objectify the disease within the Cartesian-biomedical frameworks, generating diagnostic pilgrimage, mistakes, and challenges in treatment. Such representations hinder relationships and the management of the disease. Deconstructing them is a way to better care for those with fibromyalgia. Raising awareness and spreading qualified information are important allies.
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