Children and adolescents with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in non-specialist settings: Beliefs, functional impairment and psychiatric disturbance

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 310-318

  Richards, Josephine ^a   Turk, Jeremy ^b   White, Sarah ^b  

^a Child and Family Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Beliefs; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Psychological; School

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; PARENT; SCHOOL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CULTURE; EXERCISE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; MALE; PARENTS; PEDIATRICS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SICK ROLE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 26444607834     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-005-0477-4     Document Type: Article

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