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Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Pilot Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 April 2005

Maxwell Saxty
Affiliation:
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
Zara Hansen
Affiliation:
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to report a pilot of Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). The cognitive behavioural approach to the management of CFS has been proven effective and group therapy is often seen as a cost effective approach where possible. Six patients with CFS who met the inclusion criteria were taken from a waiting list for CBT and entered the group. Treatment involved 10 sessions of one hour spread over 18 weeks. Using questionnaire analysis, measures of pre, post, and follow-up scores were used. Analysis, comparing medians with the Wilcoxin Signed Ranks Test reached statistical significance on the Fatigue Questionnaire and the Work and Social Adjustment Scale (p <.05) between pre and post-treatment levels. The authors conclude that these results may represent a useful approach to the management of CFS, but that a controlled trial is now required to establish this.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
2005 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

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