Internet-based therapy for adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome: Long-term follow-up

Pediatrics

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Nijhof, Sanne L ^a   Priesterbach, Loudy P ^a   Uiterwaal, Cuno S P M ^a   Bleijenberg, Gijs ^b   Kimpen, Jan L L ^a   Van De Putte, Elise M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Chronic fatigue; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Fatigue in Teenagers on the Internet; FITNET; Follow up; Functioning; Internet; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNET BASED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878712060     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-2007     Document Type: Article

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