Approaches to Coping with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
| Autor: | H.-M. Sobetzko, F.-M. Stark |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
Coping (psychology)
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health MEDLINE Chronic fatigue Environmental exposure medicine.disease Support group Chronic fatigue syndrome medicine Etiology business Psychiatry Severe disorder Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Zentralblatt für Hygiene und Umweltmedizin. 202:179-190 |
| ISSN: | 0934-8859 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0934-8859(99)80019-4 |
| Popis: | The 1994 approach to the definition of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) describes a severe disorder with unknown etiology and pathophysiology. It results in substantial reduction in previous levels of occupational, educational, social, or personal activities. Most patients cannot continue their usual lifestyle. No causal treatments or other therapies suitable for all patients exist so far. Therefore it was intended to identify approaches to an effective disease management by the long time escort and observation of a CFS support group. CFS should be diagnosed according to the actual CDC guidelines. Conditions with similar symptoms explaining chronic fatigue have to be ruled out first. Then an individually shaped disease management comprising of different components plays a central role in the coping process. Medical long time care performed by a general practitioner and the membership in a suitable support group are integrated within this approach. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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