Implementing a minimal intervention for chronic fatigue syndrome in a mental health centre: A randomized controlled trial

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2205-2215

  Tummers, M ^a   Knoop, H ^a   Van Dam, A ^b   Bleijenberg, G ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Institute for Mental Health   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; cognitive behaviour therapy; implementation; minimal intervention; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; TEACHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; DISABLED PERSONS; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871503878     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291712000232     Document Type: Article

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