Chronic fatigue and its syndromes / Simon Wessely, Matthew Hotopf, Michael Sharpe.
| Author/creator | Wessely, Simon |
| Other author | Sharpe, Michael. |
| Other author | Hotopf, Matthew. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Reprint, with corrections. |
| Publication Info | Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999. |
| Description | xviii, 428 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Sect. 1. The nature and extent of fatigue. 1. What is fatigue? 2. The epidemiology of fatigue. 3. Physical mechanisms of fatigue. 4. Fatigue and emotional disorders -- Sect. 2. The history of chronic fatigue. 5. Neurasthenia. 6. From neurasthenia to CFS -- Sect. 3. Chronic fatigue syndrome. 7. Chronic fatigue syndrome: definition, epidemiology, presentation, prognosis. 8. CFS: Muscles and nerves. 9. CFS: viruses and immunity. 10. CFS and psychiatric disorder. 11. The neurobiology of CFS. 12. The role of psychological factors in CFS. 13. CFS in children. 14. Other chronic fatigue syndromes. 15. CFS: a social history of twentieth-century illness -- Sect. 4. The assessment and management of chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome. 16. The assessment of the chronically fatigued patient. 17. Treatment of CFS: the evidence. 18. Treatment of the patient with CFS -- Sect. 5. Conclusion. 19. Conclusions. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Acquisitions source | Laupus- Robert W. Cihak History of Medicine Collection |
| LCCN | 97042607 |
| ISBN | 0192630466 |
| ISBN | 9780192630469 |
| ISBN | 0192621815 |
| ISBN | 9780192621818 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laupus | Books - Stacks | WB 146 W515C 1999 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |