Illness trajectories in the chronic fatigue syndrome: A longitudinal study of improvers versus non-improvers

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 198, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 486-493

  Ciccone, Donald S ^a   Chandler, Helena K ^b   Natelson, Benjamin H ^c  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; comorbidity; fibromyalgia; longitudinal; symptom reporting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; ILLNESS TRAJECTORY; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SHORT FORM 36; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 77954637446     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181e4ce0b     Document Type: Article

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