Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Findings, Principles and Strategies
- Patrick Luyten Boudewijn Van Houdenhove ChiUn Pae Stefan Kempke Peter Van Wambeke
- 대한신경정신의학회
- Psychiatry Investigation
- 제5권 제4호
- 등재여부 : KCI등재
- 2008.12
- 209 - 212 (4 pages)
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating condition characterized by serious medically unexplained mental and physical fatigue. The high prevalence and both direct and indirect health costs of CFS patients represent a huge problem for contemporary health care. Moreover, the prognosis of CFS, even when treated, is often poor. In this paper, we first critically review current evidence based treatments of CFS. Second, we discuss the growing insights into the etiopathogenesis of CFS, and the need to translate and integrate these insights into future treatments. In particular, we formulate a pragmatic and empirically testable treatment approach, tailored to the individual needs of patients, which aims at restoring the mental and physical equilibrium of CFS patients by trying to bring about sustained life style changes.
Introduction
Evidence Based Treatments for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Stress-Related Disorders
Towards a Pragmatic Treatment Approach of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Principles and Strategies
Conclusions
References