Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome - a debilitating disorder associated with fatigue and a range of other constitutional complaints - has been the subject of much controversy in recent years. Originally conceptualized as a persistent viral infection, the disorder is now understood to be a much more complex phenomeon. This acclaimed volume assembles leading experts on CFS form the fields of psychiatry, infectious diseases, general internal medicine, and neuropsychology. Chapters explore the factors that contribute to the development of the disorder and present a multidisciplinary approach to evaluation and clinical management.

ISBN 1572300388   DEWEY edition DC21 ISBN13 9781572300385 (What's this?)   Pages 317 Publisher Guilford Publications   Volumes 001 Imprint Guilford Publications   Weight (grammes) 590 Format Hardback   Published in New York Publication date 02 Jul 1996   Height (mm) 234 Non-book description xviii, 317 p. :   Width (mm) 156 Writer of foreword Straus, Stephen E.   Spine width (mm) 27 Library of Congress RB150.F37C   Academic level Professional / Scholarly, General DEWEY 616.047

1		Historical Overview and Evolution of Contemporary Definitions of Chronic Fatigue States by Mark A. Demitrack and Susan E. Abbey		3
2		Idiopathic Chronic Fatigue: Depressive Symptoms and Functional Somatic Complaints by Peter Manu and Thomas J. Lane and Dale A. Matthews		36
3		Psychiatric Diagnostic Overlap in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Susan E. Abbey		48
4		The Psychobiology of Chronic Fatigue: The Central Nervous System as a Final Common Pathway by Mark A. Demitrack		72
5		Neuropsychological Assessment of Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Jordan Grafman		113
6		Psychiatric Assessment of Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Susan E. Abbey and Mark A. Demitrack		130
7		Medical Assessment of Fatigue and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Anthony L. Komaroff and Laura Fagioli		154
8		Psychotherapeutic Perspective on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Susan E. Abbey		185
9		Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Why? by Simon C. Wessely		212
10		Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: How? by Michael C. Sharpe		240
11		Psychopharmacological Principles in the Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Mark A. Demitrack		263
12		Medically Oriented Therapy for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Related Conditions by N. Cary Engleberg		287
		Index		311

"As a research reference, the text has appreciable value in graduate education and clinical practice. Clinicians who are regularly involved in the diagnosis and care of patients whose chief complaints suggest CFS will find the text essential to their informational database. Clinicians concerned about the specificity of differential diagnosis will require both the foundation that the text provides and its structure and direction of care." --David B. Adams, PhD, FAPM Atlanta Medical Psychology, "Psychotherapy ""The editors have done an outstanding job in collecting and organizing the background material to provide the reader with a complete history of this syndrome. The book also gives excellent criteria for diagnosing the syndrome and delineates its psychological aspects in an accurate and nonjudgmental manner." --Elaine Young in "Science Books and Films" ..".All [chapters] are excellently written, authoritative, and well referenced. The overview they provide is a real contri

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