Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME) / Frankie Campling, Michael Sharpe.

Includes index.

Sect. 1. Chronic fatigue syndrome: its nature, diagnosis, and treatment -- 1. Our aims in this section -- 2. What should it be called and why? -- 3. What is chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME)? -- 4. How is a diagnosis of CFS/ME made? -- 5. What other conditions is CFS/ME linked to? -- 6. What do we know about CFS/ME? -- 7. Making sense of what we know about the causes of CFS/ME -- 8. What is the best treatment? -- 9. Some myths about CFS/ME -- 10. Summary -- Sect. 2. The idea of helping yourself -- 11. Introduction to self-help -- 12. Balancing rest and activity -- 13. Relaxation and calm breathing -- 14. Appropriate exercise -- 15. Improving your sleep -- 16. Getting the best from your food -- 17. Coping with pain -- 18. Difficulties with memory and concentration -- 19. A gradual increase in activity -- 20. What gets in the way of being sensible? -- 21. Improving your mood -- 22. Managing anxiety, panic, and depression -- 23. Managing your thinking -- 24. Dealing with problems -- 25. Better communication -- 26. Managing relationships and people -- 27. Getting the best from today -- 28. Managing employment -- 29. Thinking about the future -- 30. Summary of our self-help advice -- Sect. 3. Special issues -- 31. Thinking about therapies and therapists, both medical and complementary/alternative -- 32. Cognitive behaviour therapy, graded exercise therapy, and adaptive pacing therapy -- 33. Children and young people with CFS/ME -- App. 1. Medical glossary -- App. 2. Keeping a diary -- App. 3. Further information.

"Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The Facts presents a compassionate guide to CFS/ME, providing sufferers and their families with practical advice based on scientific evidence. It is unique in being written by a sufferer of CFS/ME and a physician, both of whom have had extensive experience in helping patients." "This second edition is a detailed guide to self-help, written from a patient's perspective. The book deals with a number of special issues, advising on how to choose therapies and therapists, and how to deal with CFS/ME in children. The book also includes an overview of the history of the illness, looking at the nature and causes of CFS/ME, and the opportunities for the future. The book will be invaluable for sufferers of CFS/ME, their friends and families, and the numerous health professionals who come into contact with sufferers of this illness."--Jacket.