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

    • Title:Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME) / Frankie Campling, Michael Sharpe.
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    • Author/Creator:Campling, Frankie.
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Sharpe, Michael.
    • Published/Created:Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Chronic fatigue syndrome--Popular works.
    • Edition:2nd ed.
    • Description:xi, 199 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
    • Series:Facts (Oxford, England)
    • Notes:Originally published in 2000.
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9780199233168 (pbk. : alk. pap.)
      0199233160 (pbk. : alk. pap.)
    • Contents: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. 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. 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.
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