Article title : 'Cognitive behavior therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome': Ms. Deale and colleagues reply.

Author: Deale, Alicia; Chalder, Trudie; Wessely, Simon

Year: 1998
Journal: American Journal of Psychiatry
Vol : Issue 155 : 10
Pages: 14611462

The authors respond to comments by M. Sharpe (see record 1998 12596 029) regarding the discussion by A. Deale et al (see record 1997 07483 015) of cognitive behavior therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome. The authors discuss the earlier clinical trials described by Sharpe (Sharpe et al, 1996) and describe another trial by A. Lloyd (1993) that found cognitive behavior therapy to be superior to a credible placebo treatment of relaxation. In both trials, a combination of graded activity and cognitive restructuring was used; the pattern of improvement and proportions of patients improving was similar in both studies. ((c) 1999 APA/PsycINFO, all rights reserved)

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Entry number: 1671
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Entry source: PsycLIT 1998-1999/09
Entered by: Dr Karin Tritt & Cou
Entry date: 7 June 2004

Key Phrases: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Cognitive Therapy - Fatigue - Relaxation Therapy - Stress - Symptoms
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