A cognitive behaviour therapy group for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: A preliminary investigation

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 107-112

  Wittkowski, Anja ^a,c   Toye, Karla ^b   Richards, Helen L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CBT; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Group

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1242307908     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465804001109     Document Type: Article

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