Tag Archives: Prof Leonard Jason
The development of an instrument to assess post-exertional malaise in patients with ME & CFS
The development of an instrument to assess post-exertional malaise in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome, by Leonard A Jason, Carly S Holtzman, Madison Sunnquist, Joseph Cotler in Journal of Health Psychology, 24 Oct 2018 [Preprint] Research abstract: Post-exertional malaise, … Continue reading
Defining the prevalence & symptom burden of those with self-reported severe CFS/ME
Defining the prevalence and symptom burden of those with self-reported severe chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME): A two-phase community pilot study in the North East of England, by Victoria Jane Strassheim, Madison Sunnquist, Leonard A Jason, Julia L Newton in BMJ Open Vol 19, #8, p e020775 [Published: … Continue reading
Confirmatory factor analysis of a ME & CFS stigma scale
Confirmatory factor analysis of a myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome stigma scale, by Julia M Terman, Jessica M Awsumb, Joseph Cotler, Leonard A Jason in Journal of Health Psychology, September 2018 [Published online: September 5, 2018] Research abstract: This study adapted a … Continue reading
Operationalizing substantial reduction in functioning among young adults with CFS
Research abstract: Operationalizing Substantial Reduction in Functioning Among Young Adults with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Kristen D. Gleason, Jamie Stoothoff, Damani McClellan, Sttephanie McManimen, Taylor Thorpe, Ben Z. Katz, Leonard A. Jason in International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2018 pp1-8 [Published online 5 June 2018] Purpose: Chronic fatigue syndrome and myalgic … Continue reading
Suicidal ideation in non-depressed individuals: the effects of a chronic, misunderstood illness
Suicidal ideation in non-depressed individuals: the effects of a chronic, misunderstood illness, by AR Devendorf, SL McManimen, LA Jason in Health Psychol. 2018 Jul 1:1359105318785450 [Epub ahead of print] Abstract: Chronic illness is a risk factor for suicide but is … Continue reading
Meta-analysis investigating post-exertional malaise between patients & controls
Review abstract: Meta-analysis investigating post-exertional malaise between patients and controls by Abigail Brown and Leonard Jason in J Health Psychol. 2018 Jul [First published 5 July 2018] Post-exertional malaise is either required or included in many previously proposed case definitions of myalgic … Continue reading
Cortical hypoactivation during resting EEG suggests central nervous system pathology in patients with CFS
Research abstract: Cortical hypoactivation during resting EEG suggests central nervous system pathology in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, by MA Zinn, ML Zinna, I Valencia, LA Jason, JG Montoya in Biological Psychology Vol 136, July 2018, Pages 87-99 We investigated central fatigue in 50 patients … Continue reading
CFS – it’s worse than Multiple Sclerosis
Health rising blog post, by Cort Johnson, 16 April 2018: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – It’s Worse than Multiple Sclerosis – and Fibromyalgia is No Walk in the Park Either Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a dreaded disease. About ten years into … Continue reading
Prof Jason invites you to take part in research into abnormal response to exertion
DePaul University, Chicago questionnaire, by Prof Leonard Jason: Abnormal Response to Physical and/or Cognitive Exertion in ME and CFS We are conducting a research study because we are trying to learn more about the experience of abnormal responses to physical and/or … Continue reading
Onset patterns of CFS & ME
Research abstract: Onset patterns of chronic fatigue syndrome and myalgic encephalomyelitis by Meredyth Anne Evans & Leonard A. Jason in Res Chron Dis (2018) 2(1), 001–0030 The onset of Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) is considered a key … Continue reading
