Longitudinal assessment of neuropsychological functioning, psychiatric status, functional disability and employment status in chronic fatigue syndrome

Applied Neuropsychology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-50

  Tiersky, Lana A ^a,b,c   DeLuca, John ^b,c,d   Hill, Nancy ^c   Dhar, Sunil K ^e   Johnson, Susan K ^f   Lange, Gudrun ^b,c   Rappolt, Gabrielle ^c   Natelson, Benjamin H ^b,c  

^a FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Center   (United States)

^d KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

^e NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue; Follow up; Neuropsychological assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST;

EID: 0035006641     PISSN: 09084282     EISSN: 15324826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15324826AN0801_6     Document Type: Article

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