Psychiatric diagnosis and chronic fatigue syndrome: Controversies and conflicts

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 269-276

  Sharpe, Michael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL EDINBURGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Diagnosis; Functional syndromes; Psychiatry

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CONFLICT; DEPRESSION; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

EID: 22144482357     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230500136621     Document Type: Review

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