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Clarifying the relationship between unexplained chronic fatigue and psychiatric morbidity: results from a community survey in Great Britain

Abstract: The study examined the associations between several sociodemographic and psychosocial variables and unexplained chronic fatigue in the community before …

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Psychiatric morbidity in the chronic fatigue syndrome: are patients with personality disorder more physically impaired?

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The long-term consequences of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) include substantial impairment in physical functioning and high levels of …

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Childhood experiences of illness and parenting in adults with chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: There are many similarities between chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), the somatoform disorders and problems otherwise known as “medically …

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Review: cognitive behavioural interventions may be effective for chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic back pain

Comment on: Systematic review of mental health interventions for patients with common somatic symptoms: can research evidence from secondary care …

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Psychometric properties of the Dutch Chronic Fatigue Syndrome–Activities and Participation Questionnaire (CFS-APQ)

Abstract: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-Activities and Participation Questionnaire (CFS-APQ) is a recently developed disease-specific assessment tool for …

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Predictive immunophenotypes: disease-related profile in chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: BACKGROUND: There is a growing body of evidence supporting the theory that problems with immune function play an important …

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Successful intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in 3 cases of parvovirus B19-associated chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: Three cases of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) that followed acute parvovirus B19 infection were treated with a 5-day course …

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The investigation of chronic fatigue syndrome: a case-study of the limitations of inductive inferences and non-falsifiable hypotheses in medical research

Abstract: Karl Popper’s argument that deductive logic and falsifiable hypotheses are necessary for the growth of scientific knowledge has been …

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Chronic fatigue syndrome: new evidence for a central fatigue disorder

Abstract: Considerable evidence points towards a prominent role for central nervous system (CNS) mechanisms in the pathogenesis of chronic fatigue …

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The head-up tilt test for diagnosing chronic fatigue syndrome

Comment on: The head-up tilt test with haemodynamic instability score in diagnosing chronic fatigue syndrome. [QJM. 2003]   Sir, The recent …

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