In:
British Journal of Psychiatry, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Vol. 193, No. 4 ( 2008-10), p. 340-341
Abstract:
A minimal intervention, based on cognitive–behavioural therapy for chronic
fatigue syndrome and consisting of self-instructions combined with email contact, was tested in a randomised controlled trial (ISRCTN27293439). A
total of 171 patients participated in the trial: 85 were allocated to the intervention condition and 86 to the waiting-list condition. All patients
met the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome. An intention-to-treat analysis showed a significant
decrease in fatigue and disability after self-instruction. The level of disability was negatively correlated with treatment outcome. Guided
self-instructions are an effective treatment for patients with relatively less severe chronic fatigue syndrome.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0007-1250
,
1472-1465
DOI:
10.1192/bjp.bp.108.051292
Language:
English
Publisher:
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Publication Date:
2008
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2021500-9
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