Predictors of response to treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 181, Issue SEPT., 2002, Pages 248-252

  Bentall, Richard P ^a   Powell, Pauline ^a   Nye, Fred J ^a   Edwards, Richard H T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHORIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF HELP; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSENTEEISM; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LONELINESS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF-HELP GROUPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036731779     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.181.3.248     Document Type: Article

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