A qualitative analysis of the failure of CBT for chronic fatigue conducted by general practitioners

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 225-235

  Bazelmans, Ellen ^a   Huibers, Marcus J H ^b   Bleijenberg, Gijs ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive behaviour therapy; Fatigue; General practitioners; Quality check; Working population

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17444416730     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465804001882     Document Type: Article

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