Illness beliefs in chronic fatigue syndrome: A study involving affected adolescents and their parents

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 198-203

  Richards, Jo ^a   Chaplin, Robert ^b   Starkey, Caroline ^c   Turk, Jeremy ^c  

^a Unit 5 Des Roches Square   (United Kingdom)

^b Littlemore Mental Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Adolescents; Beliefs; Chronic fatgue syndrome; Exercise; Psychological

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXERCISE; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERVIEW; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM;

EID: 33750445262     PISSN: 1475357X     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2006.00409.x     Document Type: Article

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