The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to chronic fatigue syndrome, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on chronic fatigue syndrome. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Chapter 5. Patents on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Chapter 6. Books on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Chapter 7. Multimedia on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Chapter 8. Periodicals and News on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Chapter 9. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 10. Dissertations on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Your Rights and Insurance; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Chronic Epstein-Barr syndrome, Chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS), Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome, Fatigue- chronic, Yuppie flu.