TY  - BOOK
AU  - Campling, Frankie.
AU  - Sharpe, Michael.
TI  - Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME)
T2  - The facts
SN  - 9780199233168
AV  - RB150.F37 C36 2008
U1  - 616.0478 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Chronic fatigue syndrome
KW  - Popular works
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0815/2008016322.html
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