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Recovery rates from CFS following CBT

Research Abstract Highlights This study investigates recovery from CFS in a routine practice. Approximately 18% of people with CFS recover after CBT. The study of CBT in routine practice demonstrated recovery rates akin to RCTs. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is … Continue reading

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Warning against overstating recovery in CFS PACE trial

Commenting on a recently published report of a large-scale evaluation of behavioral interventions for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), Fred Friedberg, PhD and Jenna Adamowicz warned against overstating the capacity of any currently available therapy to produce recovery from CFS. In … Continue reading

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A definition of recovery in ME & CFS should be based on objective measures

Abstract   INTRODUCTION: Adamowicz and colleagues recently proposed to use “a consistent definition of recovery that captures a broad-based return to health with assessments of both fatigue and function as well as the patients’ perceptions of his/her recovery status” for patients with chronic … Continue reading

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Defining recovery in CFS: a review

Abstract Purpose In chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), the lack of consensus on how recovery should be defined or interpreted has generated controversy and confusion. The purpose of this paper was to systematically review, compare, and evaluate the definitions of recovery … Continue reading

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