Understanding Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
An Empirical Guide to Assessment and Treatment
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1998
American Psychological Association (Verlag)
978-1-55798-511-8 (ISBN)
American Psychological Association (Verlag)
978-1-55798-511-8 (ISBN)
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Studies suggest that 500,000 people in the US suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a severe and debilitating chronic illness of unknown aetiology. This text offers research, informed clinical observations about this population, and discusses assessment methods and therapeutic approaches.
Studies suggest that 500,000 people in the United States suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a severe and debilitating chronic illness of unknown aetiology. Since the 1980s, CFS has yielded a complicated, frustrating picture for researchers, clinicians and patients. Many mental health practitioners are recognizing CFS patients in their practice, although they are not sure how to treat them. This text, authored by two experienced CFS clinician/researchers offers mental health professionals research, informed clinical observations about this puzzling population and a discussion of assessment methods and therapeutic approaches.
Studies suggest that 500,000 people in the United States suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a severe and debilitating chronic illness of unknown aetiology. Since the 1980s, CFS has yielded a complicated, frustrating picture for researchers, clinicians and patients. Many mental health practitioners are recognizing CFS patients in their practice, although they are not sure how to treat them. This text, authored by two experienced CFS clinician/researchers offers mental health professionals research, informed clinical observations about this puzzling population and a discussion of assessment methods and therapeutic approaches.
Definition, History and Prevalence; Predisposing Factors; Explanatory Models of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Measurement of CFS Symptoms; Fatigue Rating Scales; Psychometric Evaluation; Differential Diagnosis in CFS; Medical and Alternative Therapies; Cognitive Behavioural Intervention; Clinical Interview with a CFS Patient; An Eight Session Coping Skills Treatment Programms for CFS Groups; Service Needs and Community Intervention.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.8.1998 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Washington DC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-55798-511-1 / 1557985111 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-55798-511-8 / 9781557985118 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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