Distinguishing between excessive daytime sleepiness and fatigue: Toward improved detection and treatment

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-69

  Pigeon, Wilfred R ^a   Sateia, Michael J ^a   Ferguson, Robert J ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral treatment; Diagnosis; Excessive daytime sleepiness; Fatigue; Review; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; MODAFINIL; PEMOLINE; PLACEBO;

AMBIGUITY; ANEMIA; APNEA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFECT; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FIBROMYALGIA; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INSOMNIA; INTERVIEW; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NARCOLEPSY; PAIN; POPULATION RISK; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL PHENOMENA; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SOMNOLENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATIGUE; HUMANS; SLEEP DISORDERS; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0037254685     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(02)00542-1     Document Type: Article

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