Treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a disorder which is characterised by profound fatigue together with a variety of other subjective clinical features which persist over a prolonged period of time. The aetiology remains at present uncertain and therefore rational therapeutic strategies are difficult to plan. This paper reviews currently used forms of treatment aimed at correcting the possible pathophysiological mechanisms and discusses the problems associated with the management of this condition.

Fatigue, depression, and social adjustment in chronic fatigue syndrome.

“…8 All children also fulfilled criteria for a more recently proposed definition of chronic fatigue syndrome shown in table 1.9 All eligible children and their parents agreed to take part in the study.…”

Anxiety disorders: a result of long-term chronic fatigue - the psychiatric characteristics of the sufferers of Iceland disease

“…The expected difference in affective diseases was not noted between the Akureyri and population group in the lifetime or 1-year prevalence. However, findings of depression among CFS patients are quite common (13) and seem to be the general rule rather than not. But there is some reason to cast doubt on the claim that major depression is a significant result of CFS, because previous psychiatric disorders exclude individuals from obtaining a diagnosis of CFS.…”

Chronic fatigue syndrome: diagnosis and treatment

“…Seventythree per cent of patients shown to have CFS were female. 9 The popular perception in the media is that the condition is more prevalent in the middle-and upper-social classes. This is not substantiated by objective analysis.…”