Harms of cognitive behaviour therapy designed to increase activity levels in chronic fatigue syndrome: Questions remain

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 110-111

  Kindlon, Tom ^a,b  

^a Irish ME/CFS Association   (Ireland)

^b CFS Association   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); VISION TEST; WALKING;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXERCISE; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 78650909421     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000320778     Document Type: Letter

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