Cognitive behavioural therapy in chronic fatigue syndrome: A ramdomised controlled trial of an outpatient group programme

Health Technology Assessment

Volumn 10, Issue 37, 2006, Pages

  O'Dowd, H ^a   Gladwell, P ^a   Rogers, C A ^b   Hollinghurst, S ^c   Gregory, A ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REACTION TIME; RECALL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SHORT FORM 36; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPPORT GROUP; THERAPY EFFECT; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 33751230219     PISSN: 13665278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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