The prevalence and impact of early childhood trauma in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 664-669

  Kempke, Stefan ^a   Luyten, Patrick ^a,b   Claes, Stephan ^c   Van Wambeke, Peter ^c   Bekaert, Patrick ^c   Goossens, Lutgarde ^c   Van Houdenhove, Boudewijn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Diary method; Early trauma; Life stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PAIN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA;

EID: 84875255627     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.01.021     Document Type: Article

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