Understanding Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

An Introduction for Patients and Caregivers

Naheed Ali (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

270 Seiten

2015
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-4422-2657-9 (ISBN)

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Chronic fatigue syndrome is a confusing and disputed disorder that affects more and more people. Here, Naheed Ali sheds light on this ill-understood and yet debilitating disorder. Readers will come away with not only a better understanding of what constitutes CFS but various ways of dealing with its symptoms.

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a condition that causes persistent and debilitating tiredness. The condition has no obvious cause but persists for more than six months, and patients tend to avoid activity due to constant fatigue. A wide variety of causes are thought to contribute to the condition, while the relatively low disease prevalence and lack of diagnostic criteria has made it difficult to identify and diagnose CFS.

Here, Naheed Ali presents an overview of CFS, its causes, symptoms and outcomes, and the treatment options available to sufferers. He also includes information about lifestyle changes, preventative measures, and emotional and mental approaches to having the disorder. Readers will find here a ready resource for understanding CFS and the various ways of approaching it, and living well in spite of it.

Naheed Ali, MD, is the author of Arthritis and You (Rowman & Littlefield, 2013), Understanding Lung Cancer (Rowman & Littlefield, 2014), Understanding Celiac Disease (Rowman & Littlefield, 2014), and Understanding Pain (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015). He has appeared as a special guest on numerous talk shows and has been quoted in many national print magazines and TV websites across the US, including Woman’s World, Prevention, Whole Living, MSN.com, USAToday.com, and others.

Preface
Part I: Groundwork
1 Energy and the Human Body
2 History of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Part II: Clinical Picture
3 Causes and Risk Factors
4 Pathology of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
5 Diagnosing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
6 Role of the Family Physician, Internist and Neurologist
7 Role of the Hospital in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Part III: Many Faces
8 Fatigue and the Human Body
9 Viral, Neuropsychiatric, and Neuroendocrine Hypotheses

Part IV: Resolutions
10 Natural Approaches to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
11 Pharmacological Approaches to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
12 Addressing the Mind in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
13 Collective Efforts
14 Conclusion

Appendix A: CFS Related Links
Appendix B: CFS Research and Training
Appendix C: CFS and Related Organizations
Appendix D: Nationally Recognized CFS Clinics
Appendix E: For Further Reading

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.11.2015
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 231 mm
Gewicht	540 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
ISBN-10	1-4422-2657-9 / 1442226579
ISBN-13	978-1-4422-2657-9 / 9781442226579
Zustand	Neuware