Medical etiology, assessment, and treatment of chronic fatigue and malaise clinical differentiation and intervention

Chapter 1. Chronic Fatigue: Definition and History Definition of Chronic Fatigue History of Chronic Fatiguing Illnesses Definition of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Cancer-Related Fatigue Factors That Influence the Diagnosis and Treatment of Fatigue and Chronic Fatiguing Illnesses Measurement of Fatigue Perception and Severity Chapter 2. Relevance of Fatigue to Other Symptoms, and to Diagnosis, Predisposition, and Treatment of Illnesses Such as Cancer Relevance of Fatigue to Symptom Distress and Quality of Life Relevance of Fatigue in the Diagnosis of Other Diseases Such as Cancer Relevance of Fatigue and Chronic Fatiguing Illnesses in Predisposition to Diseases Such as Cancer Relevance of Fatigue in the Treatment of Other Diseases Such as Cancer Chapter 3. Possible Causative, Predisposing, and Perpetuating Factors of Chronic Fatiguing Illnesses Body Defense Factors (Immunological Factors) Endocrine Factors Neurological Factors Psychological and Psychiatric Factors Hematological Factors Musculoskeletal Factors Nutritional Factors Chapter 4. Treatment of Chronic Fatiguing Illnesses Graded Exercise Graded Activity (Energy Management) Therapy Sleep Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Nutritional Therapy Pharmacological Therapy Complementary and Alternative Therapy Immunotherapy Antimicrobial Therapies References Index