Cognitive behavior therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome: Efficacy and implications

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 3 A, 1998, Pages 104S-109S

  Sharpe, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032575959     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(98)00170-3     Document Type: Article

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