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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Campling, Frankie, author.

Sharpe, Michael, author.

Series:

Facts.

Oxford scholarship online.

The facts

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chronic fatigue syndrome--Popular works.

Chronic fatigue syndrome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A compassionate guide to chronic fatigue syndrome, this book provides sufferers and their families with practical advice based solely on scientific evidence. Included in the book is a detailed guide to self-help, written from a patient's perspective.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Section one: 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; Section two: The idea of helping yourself; 11 Introduction to self-help; 12 Balancing rest and activity

13 Relaxation and calm breathing14 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

Section three: Special issues31 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; Appendices 1 Medical glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; Appendices 2 Keeping a diary; Appendices 3 Further information; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 2008.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-03672-1

1-283-57988-X

9786613892331

0-19-155275-5

OCLC:

815268548