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- Offers a uniquely comprehensive exploration of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome with emphasis on original research
- Explores future challenges faced by primary care
- Provides insight for health psychologists, medical and allied professions and academic researchers in fatigue
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About this book
This book explores the history, effects, diagnosis and treatment of chronic fatigue as well its significant links to other illnesses. Fatigue is a difficult symptom to accurately assess and quantify due to its subjective nature. Marie Thomas discusses the uncertainties and difficulties in its diagnosis as well as the broader effects of fatigue on quality of life.
Fatigue is an increasingly reported problem in primary care, and one that is associated with other chronic conditions as a secondary symptom. Using several case studies, this book describes how in many cases, a patient’s primary condition can be managed; however General Practitioners are left unable to address the fatigue experienced, especially in older adults. Chapters consider the interventions that exist to manage fatigue – especially in the case of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) – before highlighting the lack of strategies in primary care for dealing with the problem. In the final chapter Thomas discusses potential interventions and gives recommendations for future research regarding fatigue. This book will be of interest to academics and practitioners in healthcare and psychology, as well as to patient groups and those who care for individuals with fatigue.Authors and Affiliations
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Bath Spa University, Bath, United Kingdom
Marie Thomas
About the author
Marie Thomas is Reader in Psychology at Bath Spa University, UK. Her expertise lies in the effects of a range of health-related factors in human mood, psychopathology and performance – including caffeine, alcohol, colds and influenza. She is particularly interested in fatigue and cognition, and her PhD focussed on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. She has more recently widened her research to investigate fatigue across a range of health conditions.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: “Tired all the Time”
Book Subtitle: Persistent Fatigue and Healthcare
Authors: Marie Thomas
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93913-1
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-93912-4Published: 29 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-93913-1Published: 07 August 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 74
Topics: Health Psychology, History of Medicine, Health Policy, Psychosomatic Medicine, Neuropsychology