Family-focused cognitive behaviour therapy versus psycho-education for chronic fatigue syndrome in 11- to 18-year-olds: A randomized controlled treatment trial

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1269-1279

  Chalder, T ^a   Deary, V ^b   Husain, K ^c   Walwyn, R ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; chronic fatigue syndrome; cognitive behaviour therapy; RCT

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ABSENTEEISM; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FAMILY THERAPY; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 77957125695     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003329170999153X     Document Type: Article

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