Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: What you need to know about CFS/ME
Author: Arroll, Megan A.
ISBN: 9781847093004
Publisher: Sheldon Press
Year First Published: 2015
Pages:
Dimensions: 216mm x 138mm x
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is thought to affect around 250,000 people in the UK, and an estimated one million in the USA. There is no cure, but CFS often improves with treatment and self-help. This book, by an expert on CFS, presents cutting-edge advice on managing the condition. Topics include: • History of CFS – neurasthenia, post-viral fatigue syndrome, ME • Definition of CFS - not a psychiatric disorder, but a multifaceted, complex condition with still unknown cause • Explanatory models of CFS – biopsychosocial model, sustained arousal model, illness attributions, etc • Current physiological research – mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, reduced cortisol levels/adrenal stress, etc. • What to do when you first get ill – rest, rest, rest! • How to avoid recurrent relapse • Treatments: symptom management and behavioural • Treatments: pharmacological and nutraceutical
ISBN: 9781847093004
Publisher: Sheldon Press
Year First Published: 2015
Pages:
Dimensions: 216mm x 138mm x
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is thought to affect around 250,000 people in the UK, and an estimated one million in the USA. There is no cure, but CFS often improves with treatment and self-help. This book, by an expert on CFS, presents cutting-edge advice on managing the condition. Topics include: • History of CFS – neurasthenia, post-viral fatigue syndrome, ME • Definition of CFS - not a psychiatric disorder, but a multifaceted, complex condition with still unknown cause • Explanatory models of CFS – biopsychosocial model, sustained arousal model, illness attributions, etc • Current physiological research – mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, reduced cortisol levels/adrenal stress, etc. • What to do when you first get ill – rest, rest, rest! • How to avoid recurrent relapse • Treatments: symptom management and behavioural • Treatments: pharmacological and nutraceutical
