Chronic fatigue in general practice: Is counselling as good as cognitive behaviour therapy? A UK randomised trial

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 51, Issue 462, 2001, Pages 19-24

  Ridsdale, L ^a   Godfrey, E ^a   Chalder, T ^a   Seed, P ^a   King, M ^a   Wallace, P ^a   Wessely, S ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue; Cognitive behaviour therapy; Counselling; Randomised controlled trial.

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARALLEL DESIGN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COUNSELING; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FATIGUE; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035184720     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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