In search of a new balance. Can high "action-proneness" in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome be changed by a multidisciplinary group treatment?

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 623-625

  Van Houdenhove, Boudewijn ^a   Bruyninckx, Karolien ^b   Luyten, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Action proneness; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Lifestyle; Multidisciplinary treatment; Outcome study; Overactivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EXERCISE; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP;

EID: 33646797742     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.12.006     Document Type: Article

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