Coping and adaptive outcome in chronic fatigue syndrome: Importance of illness cognitions

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-51

  Heijmans, Monique J W M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptive outcome; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Coping; Illness representations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST OF ILLNESS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SICK ROLE;

EID: 0032125932     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(97)00265-1     Document Type: Article

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