There are many described therapies for chronic fatigue syndrome. Because the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome is unknown, treatment programs are directed at relieving symptoms rather than curing the condition. The goal is to regain some level of preexisting function and well-being. With this in m...
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a complex disorder characterized by severe, disabling fatigue, associated with several nonspecific systemic symptoms. CFS is a fairly common, incompletely understood disorder, which overlaps clinically with autonomic dysfunction, frequently manifested as orthostatic intolerance...
Accordingly, the fatigue symptoms are assumed to be the consequence of other (somatic) diseases. Other possible causes of CFS are oxidative stress and genetic predisposition. In CFS cognitive behavioural therapy is most commonly used. This therapy, however, appears to be ineffective in many patients...
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is an autoimmune disease and is often part of depression. Holistic medicine has made great inroads in alleviating the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome, though there is no cure. With too much stress CFS will return especially as life has become so stressful for...
(CFS) belongs in the medically unexplained illnesses. It affects approximately 0.2–0.7% of the population in Western countries. It is characterised by unexplained fatigue, lasting 6 months or more, impairment of neurocognitive functions and quality of sleep, and of somatic symptoms, such as ...
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), as currently described in the working criteria proposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta), may be associated with multiple, distinct, and possibly unique clinical and/or etiopathogenic subsets. Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a disease of un...
5.3Chronic fatigue syndrome Chronic fatigue syndrome(CFS) is a disorder characterized by profound disabling chronic fatigue in association with a number of other symptoms. Operationally defined, the fatigue should be severe enough to cause a significant loss of physical and social function for a minimu...
These symptoms must have persisted or recurred during 6 or more consecutive months of illness and must not have predated the fatigue. Conditions That Exclude a Diagnosis of CFS Alcohol or other substance abuse, occurring within 2 years of the onset of chronic fatigue and any time afterwards. ...
The treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome: science and speculation. The chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a heterogeneous disorder characterized by fatigue, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and various other somatic complaints. T... A Wilson,I Hickie,A Lloyd,... - 《American Journal of Medicine》 被引...
OBJECTIVE: This study assessed relationships among psychological symptoms, past and current psychiatric disorder, functional impairment, somatic symptoms, chronic fatigue, and chronic fatigue syndrome. METHOD: A prospective cohort study was followed by a nested case-control study. The subjects, aged 18-...