Illness beliefs and treatment outcome in chronic fatigue syndrome

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 77-83

  Deale, Alicia ^a   Chalder, Trudie ^a   Wessely, Simon ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attributions; Avoidance; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Cognitive behavior therapy; Illness beliefs; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LEISURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032126817     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(98)00021-X     Document Type: Article

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