Chronic Fatigue and Its Syndromes

Name: Chronic Fatigue and Its Syndromes
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ISBN: 9780192630469

ISBN-10: 0192630466

ISBN-13: 9780192630469

Edition: 1998

Authors: Simon Wessely, Matthew Hotopf, Michael Sharpe

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (also known as M.E) is an illness characterized by the symptom of chronic and severe fatigue, in the absence of an alternative medical condition. It has been the subject of intense media debate over recent years. Such interest has been partially due to the polarization of professional and scientific opinion concerning the topic - what is it, and what causes it? Chonic Fatigue and its syndromes presents an objective and comprehensive review of the problem of chronic fatigue, mixing medical, psychological, social, and historical perspectives. It begins by considering the nature of fatigue, and its physical and psychological origins. The book then introduces the…

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List price: $85.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/8/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 456
Size: 6.61" wide x 9.45" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English

Michael Sharpe was born in 1970 into a forces background and developed a fascination for flying and military history at an early age. He has worked on numerous publications and articles and is widely published in the fields of military and civil aviation, transport and military history. He is the author of Air Disasters and a volume of a ten-part history of warfare in the Second World War.



Introduction



The nature of fatigue



Epidemiology of fatigue



Physical mechanisms of fatigue



Fatigue and emotional disorders



Neurasthenia



Chronic fatigue syndrome



Chronic fatigue syndrome: definition, epidemiology, presentation, prognosis



Muscle and nerve



Viruses, immunity, and CFS



Chronic fatigue syndrome and psychiatric disorders



The neurobiology of CFS



The role of psychological factors in CFS



CFS in children



Other fatigue syndromes



Chronic fatigue syndrome: A social history of twentieth century illness



Chronic fatigue syndrome: Assessment



Treatment of CFS: The evidence



The treatment of the patient with CFS



Conclusions