The relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder, illness cognitions, defence styles, fatigue severity and psychological well-being in chronic fatigue syndrome

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 245-252

  Eglinton, Rebekah ^a   Chung, Man Cheung ^b  

^a Independent Medical and Psychological Services   (United Kingdom)

^b ZAYED UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue; Defence styles; Illness cognitions; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHALDER FATIGUE SCALE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOMATIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958284410     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 01651781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.04.012     Document Type: Article

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