Psychosocial Characteristics and Immunological Functions in Patients with Postinfectious Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Noninfectious Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 477-485

  Masuda, Akinori ^a   Munemoto, Takao ^a   Yamanaka, Takao ^b   Takei, Michiko ^c   Tei, Chuwa ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FITNESS AND SPORTS IN KANOYA   (Japan)

^c Takei Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Family and developmental history; Life event stress; Natural killer cell activity; Psychobehavioral responses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAVERSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEUROSIS; NONINFECTIOUS CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; PATHOGENESIS; POSTINFECTIOUS CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY RELATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INFECTION; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL STRESS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FAMILY RELATIONS; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 0036779924     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020423124675     Document Type: Article

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