Screening for psychiatric morbidity in subjects presenting with chronic fatigue syndrome

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 168, Issue MAR., 1996, Pages 354-358

  Farmer, Anne ^a   Chubb, Helen ^a   Jones, Irene ^a   Hillier, Janis ^a   Smith, Andy ^b   Borysiewicz, Leszek ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0030003164     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.168.3.354     Document Type: Article

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