The effect of counselling, graded exercise and usual care for people with chronic fatigue in primary care: A randomized trial

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2217-2224

  Ridsdale, L ^a   Hurley, M ^a   King, M ^b   McCrone, P ^a   Donaldson, N ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue; counselling; graded exercise; primary care; randomized trial; therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COUNSELING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871506582     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291712000256     Document Type: Article

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