Coping and other predictors of outcome in chronic fatigue syndrome: A 1-year follow-up

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 405-415

  Ray, Colette ^a   Jefferies, Sally ^a   Weir, William R C ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Coping; Locus of control; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CONTROL; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICK ROLE;

EID: 0030750346     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(97)00111-6     Document Type: Article

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