Information for professionals
PPC/MUPS: persistent physical symptoms/medically unexplained physical symptoms
Sometimes there is no clear cause for physical complaints or why complaints are so severe. In the case of unexplained physical complaints, mental and/or physical support can help.
Recommendations
| Forms of therapy | Recommendation |
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Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
B B |
| Integrative psychotherapy* | B |
| Body-oriented (psycho)therapy | B |
| Orthomolecular therapy | B |
| YIN therapy** | B |
| Homeopathy | B |
| Energetic therapy | C |
| Gestalt therapy | C |
| Would you like to see the full rationale for the SORT analysis? | |
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| View justification | Glossary |
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*People may be referred to integrative psychotherapy based on evidence of at least one of the following therapies: Gestalt therapy, Body-oriented psychotherapy or hypnotherapy. **People may also be referred to YIN therapy based on evidence of at least one of the following therapies: shiatsu, orthomolecular or craniosacral therapy. |
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SORT method
The Louis Bolk Institute has mapped out scientific substantiation for this indication according to the SORT method for various complementary therapies. The abbreviation SORT stands for ‘Strength of Recommendations Taxonomy’.
The recommendations are intended for use in 1-on-1 advice only. And are only to be used by healthcare professionals. They are not intended for further distribution to consumers or patients.
