Does the heterogeneity of chronic fatigue syndrome moderate the response to cognitive behaviour therapy? An exploratory study

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 353-358

  Cella, Matteo ^a,b   Chalder, Trudie ^a   White, Peter D ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Cognitive behaviour therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DYSPNEA; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PAIN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79961114654     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000327582     Document Type: Article

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