Chronic fatigue syndrome: a follow up study.

Bonner, Deirdre; Ron, María A.; Chalder, Trudie; Butler, S; Wessely, Simon

doi:10.1136/jnnp.57.5.617

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“…Several protocols for cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for CFS have been developed [3, 4, 5, 6]. In several studies, individual CBT for CFS has proven to be effective, even at follow-up [7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]. Three recent reviews conclude that CBT and graded exercise are the only interventions in CFS with proven effectiveness [13, 14, 15].…”

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Cognitive Behaviour Group Therapy for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Non-Randomised Waiting List Controlled Study

Bazelmans

Prins²,

Lulofs³

et al. 2005

Psychother Psychosom

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Background: It has been demonstrated that individual cognitive behaviour therapy is an effective treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive behaviour group therapy (CBGT) in an unselected group of CFS patients. Additionally, pretreatment characteristics of CFS patients who improve after CBGT were explored. Methods: In a non-randomised waiting list controlled design, 31 patients were allocated to CBGT and 36 to the waiting list condition. CBGT consisted of 12 two-hour sessions during 6 months. Main outcome measures were fatigue (Checklist Individual Strength) and functional impairment (Sickness Impact Profile). Results: A moderate effect on fatigue in favour of CBGT was found. For functional impairment, the effect was opposite to what was expected. Patients who improved after CBGT had less complaints at baseline compared to patients who did not improve. Conclusions: An explanation for the moderate effect might be that during CBGT, rest and relaxation were too much emphasised. Furthermore, an unselected group of CFS patients and therapists inexperienced in CB(G)T for CFS participated. Suggestions to improve CBGT for future research are given.

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Cognitive Behaviour Group Therapy for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Non-Randomised Waiting List Controlled Study

Bazelmans

Prins²,

Lulofs³

et al. 2005

Psychother Psychosom

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“…A variety of psychosocia1 factors have been associated with the perpetuation of symptoms in CFS, including psychiatric status (Bonner, Ron, Chalder, Butler & Wessely, 1994;Sharpe e t al., 1992;Wilson e t al., 1994), and cognitions and behaviours (Sharpe, 1993;Wessely, Butler, Chalder & David, 1991;Woods & Goldberg, 1991). The present study examined the relationship between life-events and illness status in CFS patients with established disorder.…”

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Life‐events and the course of chronic fatigue syndrome

Ray¹,

Jefferies²,

Weir³

1995

British Journal of Medical Psychology

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Life-events have been implicated in the onset and course of various illnesses. The present study examined their role in chronic fatigue syndrome, in the context of the ongoing illness. Using the PERI list, events experienced during the past year were elicited in interviews with 130 patients. The analyses were restricted to those events implying moderate or major life change, and separate analyses were carried out for positive and negative events. Positive events were found to be associated with lower scores for fatigue, impairment, anxiety and depression, as assessed at the time of the life-events interview, and these relationships were also significant when prior scores at the beginning of the year were statistically controlled. Negative life-events were associated with higher anxiety, but were unrelated to the other measures. It was concluded that positive life-events and experiences may contribute to the process of recovery in chronic fatigue syndrome, though their occurrence may also be facilitated by a preceding lifting of symptoms.

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“…Dieser Langzeiteffekt der kognitiven Verhaltenstherapie entspricht ihrem Ziel, Patienten Selbsthilfemög-lichkeiten zu vermitteln. Dies wurde bei Depression [Hollon et al, 1991] und CFS [Bonner et al, 1994] festgestellt. Ein ungewöhnliches Ergebnis ist, daß der Behandlungseffekt nach Beendigung noch zunahm.…”

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Kognitive Verhaltenstherapie beim Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Eine randomisierte kontrollierte Studie

Sharpe¹,

Hawton²,

Simkin³

et al. 1998

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Chronic fatigue syndrome: a follow up study.

Abstract: Forty-six of 47 patients diagnosed as having chronic fatigue and offered treatment four years previously were followed up. Twenty-nine patients were interviewed, three patients refused an inter-

Cited by 80 publications

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Cognitive Behaviour Group Therapy for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Non-Randomised Waiting List Controlled Study

Cognitive Behaviour Group Therapy for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Non-Randomised Waiting List Controlled Study

Life‐events and the course of chronic fatigue syndrome

Kognitive Verhaltenstherapie beim Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Eine randomisierte kontrollierte Studie

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