The daily record form: A brief measure of daily perceived stress and psychosomatic complaints

The present study characterized 46 chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients' experiences of CFS and compared these patients with 11 healthy control participants. Chronic fatigue syndrome patients reported more symptoms of CFS, distress, and functional impairment than the controls. These heightened symptoms remained relatively stable over time within the patient group. However, within individual patients, there were daily fluctuations in symptom reporting, indicating that some days were better than others. Additionally, there was a close association between CFS symptoms and reports of perceived stress and negative affect in the patient group. These results demonstrate the usefulness of the Daily Record Form for assessing symptom severity in CFS patients.

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Daily Fluctuation in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Severity and Symptoms

Dougall

Baum

Jenkins

1998

J Appl Biobehavioral Res

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Media Exposure to Bioterrorism: Stress and the Anthrax Attacks

Dougall¹,

Hayward²,

Baum³

2005

Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes

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This study examined media exposure and adjustment to anthrax bioterrorism attacks and the terrorist attacks on 9/11 in a sample of 300 people who lived distant from the attacks. Measures of direct and indirect exposure to terrorism, perceived risk of anthrax exposure, psychological distress, and outlook were assessed at 2 to 3 months and at 8 months after the first reported anthrax attack. Initial anthrax media exposure was a powerful predictor of distress, whereas subsequent anthrax media exposure only predicted negative changes in outlook over time. Perceived risk of anthrax exposure predicted distress and outlook but did not appear to mediate the effects of media exposure. Determining the nature and consequences of media exposure to threatening and frightening events like terrorism will help predict and manage response to future bioterrorism.

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The daily record form: A brief measure of daily perceived stress and psychosomatic complaints

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Daily Fluctuation in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Severity and Symptoms

Daily Fluctuation in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Severity and Symptoms

Media Exposure to Bioterrorism: Stress and the Anthrax Attacks

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