Chronic fatigue syndrome--trials and tribulations.

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Interventions for the treatment and management of chronic fatigue syndrome: a systematic review.

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  • JAMA 2002 Mar 20;287(11):1401.

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CONTEXT:

A variety of interventions have been used in the treatment and management of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Currently, debate exists among health care professionals and patients about appropriate strategies for management.

OBJECTIVE:

To assess the effectiveness of all interventions that have been evaluated for use in the treatment or management of CFS in adults or children.

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Usefulness and validity of post-traumatic stress disorder as a psychiatric category.

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Abnormal illness behavior of patients with functional somatic symptoms: relation to psychiatric disorders.

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Hardiness: an examination of its relationship with positive and negative long term changes following trauma.

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The effect of relocation after a natural disaster.

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Prevalence of Gulf war veterans who believe they have Gulf war syndrome: questionnaire study.

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OBJECTIVES:

To determine how many veterans in a random sample of British veterans who served in the Gulf war believe they have "Gulf war syndrome," to examine factors associated with the presence of this belief, and to compare the health status of those who believe they have Gulf war syndrome with those who do not.

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Questionnaire study asking British Gulf war veterans whether they believe they have Gulf war syndrome and about symptoms, fatigue, psychological distress, post-traumatic stress, physical functioning, and their perception of health.

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Posttraumatic stress symptoms and salivary cortisol levels.

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OBJECTIVE:

This study assessed the relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms and salivary cortisol levels after a severe ice storm.

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Posttraumatic stress symptoms (Impact of Event Scale scores) and salivary cortisol levels were determined in 115 victims of an ice storm and in 27 healthy comparison subjects 1 month and approximately 1 year after the ice storm.

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Posttraumatic stress symptoms and salivary cortisol levels.

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OBJECTIVE:

This study assessed the relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms and salivary cortisol levels after a severe ice storm.

METHOD:

Posttraumatic stress symptoms (Impact of Event Scale scores) and salivary cortisol levels were determined in 115 victims of an ice storm and in 27 healthy comparison subjects 1 month and approximately 1 year after the ice storm.

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Gender differences in posttraumatic stress disorder after motor vehicle accidents.

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Women have higher rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than men. The authors examined prior trauma, PTSD, major depression, anxiety disorder not including PTSD, and peritraumatic dissociation; current peritraumatic dissociation; and passenger injury as possible explanations for the different rates of acute PTSD in women and men after a serious motor vehicle accident.

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