Practitioner review: Chronic fatigue syndrome in childhood

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1143-1151

  Garralda, M Elena ^a   Chalder, Trudie ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AMBIVALENCE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILDHOOD; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONALITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY THERAPY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MOOD DISORDER; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; REVIEW; SUPPORT GROUP; THERAPY EFFECT; ADOLESCENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; MALE; ONSET AGE; RISK FACTOR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FAMILY HEALTH; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33644814261     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2005.01424.x     Document Type: Review

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