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Record Nr.

UNINA9911019915103321

Titolo

Chronic fatigue syndrome

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester ; ; New York, : Wiley, 1993

ISBN

9786612347849

9781282347847

1282347845

9780470514382

0470514388

9780470514399

0470514396

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (370 p.)

Collana

Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 173

Altri autori (Persone)

BockGregory

WhelanJulie

Disciplina

616

616.047

616.8

Soggetti

Chronic fatigue syndrome

Fatigue

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Symposium on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 12-14 May 1992, editors, Gregory R. Bock (organizer) and Julie Whelan"--P. [v].

"A Wiley-Interscience publication."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; Contents; Introduction; Chronic fatigue in historical perspective; Chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome: clinical epidemiology and aetiological classification; Clinical presentation of chronic fatigue syndrome; Society, mind and body in chronic fatigue syndrome: an anthropological view; Epidemiology of chronic fatigue syndrome: the Centers for Disease Control study; Muscle histopathology and physiology in chronic fatigue syndrome; Studies of herpesvirus infection in chronic fatigue syndrome; Enteroviruses and postviral fatigue syndrome

Investigation of retroviral involvement in chronic fatigue



syndromeImmunity and the pathophysiology of chronic fatigue syndrome; The relationship of chronic fatigue to psychiatric illness in community, primary care and tertiary care samples; The neuropsychiatry of chronic fatigue syndrome; Somatization, illness attribution and the sociocultural psychiatry of chronic fatigue syndrome; Fibromyalgia, sleep disorder and chronic fatigue syndrome; Pharmacological approaches to the therapy of chronic fatigue syndrome; Non- pharmacological approaches to treatment

Chronic fatigue syndrome and the treatment processIn conclusion; Index of contributors; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

Documents the latest results and opinions on the causes and possible cures for this disorder. Coverage includes retroviral involvement, immunity, pathophysiology and pharmacological treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome.