Group cognitive behavioural therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome: A pilot study

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 311-318

  Saxty, Maxwell ^a   Hansen, Zara ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue; Cognitive therapy; Group therapy; Liaison psychiatry; ME

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23144454899     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465805002092     Document Type: Article

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