Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Kapfhammer HP

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A digest of articles written 1999 and later, on the topic "Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic," originating from Planet Earth —» Kapfhammer HP.  Display:  All Citations ·  All Abstracts
1 Editorial [Somatization syndrome: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Difficult patients with puzzling complaints] 2004

Kapfhammer HP. · Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie Graz/Osterreich. · MMW Fortschr Med. · Pubmed #15540554 No free full text.

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2 Review [Chronic fatigue syndrome] 2004

Kapfhammer HP, Rothenhäusler HB. · Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie Auenbruggerplatz 31, A-8036 Graz/Osterreich. · MMW Fortschr Med. · Pubmed #15540556 No free full text.

Abstract: The symptoms of fatigue and exhaustion, which are central to chronic fatigue syndrome and neurasthenia, can lay claim to being"psychopathological entities" in their own right. Although ubiquitous, they by no means reflect a homogeneous clinical picture. Chronic fatigue may occur after physical illness, such as viral infections, or be associated with a range of different psychiatric disorders. There is wide overlap with affective, anxiety, somatoform, and personality disorders, and this should be borne in mind when it comes to classifying these symptoms.To investigate the etiopathogenesis, multifactorial models are required. For treatment, adapted cognitive-behavioral therapy, possibly accompanied by an antidepressant, is effective.