Premorbid Predictors of Chronic Fatigue.

Autor: Kato, Kenji, Sullivan, Patrick F., Evengärd, Birgitta, Pedersen, Nancy L.
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Zdroj: Archives of General Psychiatry; Nov2006, Vol. 63 Issue 11, p1267-1272, 6p, 2 Charts, 1 Graph
Abstrakt: The article presents a study that evaluates the relationship of morbid self-reported stress and personality with chronic fatigue-like illness in 19,192 twins born between January 1, 1935 and December 31, 1958 in Sweden. The results show that there is no relationship between extraversion and chronic fatigue-like illness. The findings also reveals that elevated premorbid stress is an important risk factor for chronic fatigue-like illness.
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