Date sent:      	Tue, 20 Mar 2001

Chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia: Clinical
assessment and treatment.

J Clin Psychol 2001 Apr;57(4):433-455

Friedberg F, Jason LA

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, State
University of New York at Stony Brook.

PMID: 11255201

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM)
are closely related illnesses of uncertain etiology.
This article reviews the research literature on these
biobehavioral conditions, with an emphasis on
explanatory models, clinical evaluation of comorbid
psychiatric disorders, assessment of stress factors,
pharmacologic and alternative therapies, and
cognitive-behavioral treatment studies.

Furthermore, clinical protocols suitable for
professional practice are presented based on an
integration of the authors' clinical observations with
published data.

The article concludes with the recognition that mental
health professionals can offer substantial help to
these patients.

Copyright 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.