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Chronic fatigue syndrome
— report of a joint working group of the Royal Colleges of Physicians, Psychiatrists and General Practitioners | | Corporate Author | Royal College of Physicians; Royal College of Psychiatrists; Royal College of General Practitioners |
| Publisher | Royal College of Physicians, London, 1996 |
| Pages | 58 pp |
| Source | Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, Regents Park, London NW1 4LE. |
| Keywords | Ill health ; Mental health [elderly] ; Symptoms ; Pain ; Sleep disorders ; Diagnosis ; General practice. |
| Annotation | Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is characterised by a minimum of six months of severe physical and mental fatigue and fatigability, made worse by minor exertion. Other symptoms such as muscle pain, sleep disorder and mood disturbance are common. This report has been prepared at the request of the Chief Medical Officer. It aims to provide a basis of informed, multidisciplinary medical opinion and information for knowledge-based care, and indicates facilities and service provision required for the management of CFS in primary health care. The report also covers epidemiology, virilogy, muscle dysfunction and immunology, and psychiatry and neuropsychiatry. The relationship between CFS, viral infections and psychological disorders is still not completely understood, but there are recognised criteria for definition - unlike the term ME which is not precisely defined, and its use is not recommended by this Working Group. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970708222 B |
| Classmark | CH: D: CT: CT7: CTS: LK7: L5 |
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