Abstract:
Psychiatric disorders have been associated with poor outcome in individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). This study examines the impact of psychiatric disorders on outcome of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT). Psychiatric diagnoses were assessed with a structured psychiatric interview in a CBT trial of 270 people with CFS. Lifetime and current psychiatric disorders were found in 50 and 32% respectively. No significant differences in fatigue severity and functional impairment following treatment were found between participants with and without psychiatric diagnoses.
Source: Prins J, Bleijenberg G, Rouweler EK, van der Meer J. Effect of psychiatric disorders on outcome of cognitive-behavioural therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome. Br J Psychiatry. 2005 Aug;187:184-5. http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/187/2/184.long (Full article)