{"title":"Chronic fatigue syndrome","authors":"Tess Browne, Trudie Chalder","doi":"10.1016/j.mppsy.2009.03.003","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>This article defines chronic fatigue syndrome<span> (CFS) and describes various factors that have been associated with it. Two models of understanding CFS, a cognitive behavioural model and a deconditioning model, are then introduced alongside the treatments<span> on which they are based. Both cognitive behavioural therapy and </span></span></span>graded exercise therapy have been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence as they are the treatments for which there is most evidence.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":88653,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry (Abingdon, England)","volume":"8 5","pages":"Pages 153-157"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2009-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.mppsy.2009.03.003","citationCount":"12","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Psychiatry (Abingdon, England)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1476179309000354","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This article defines chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and describes various factors that have been associated with it. Two models of understanding CFS, a cognitive behavioural model and a deconditioning model, are then introduced alongside the treatments on which they are based. Both cognitive behavioural therapy and graded exercise therapy have been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence as they are the treatments for which there is most evidence.