Natural Biology Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
Chronic fatigue syndrome patients often have psychiatric disorders such as major depressive disorders and anxiety disorders. However, the relationship in all honesty is not known and there are no doubt many physiological reasons or outcomes.
Therefore, a two-year prospective follow-up study was carried out on chronic fatigue syndrome patients with psychiatric disorders.
Methodology: A total of 155 patients who met the Japanese case definition of chronic fatigue syndrome were enrolled in this study.
Therefore, a two-year prospective follow-up study was carried out on chronic fatigue syndrome patients with psychiatric disorders.
Methodology: A total of 155 patients who met the Japanese case definition of chronic fatigue syndrome were enrolled in this study.
Patients with psychiatric disorders received psychiatric treatment in addition to medical therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome. Seventy patients participated in a follow-up interview approximately 24 months later.
Research Findings: Of the 70 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, 33 patients were diagnosed as having psychiatric disorders including 18 major depressive disorders.
Sixteen patients with psychiatric disorders and 8 patients with major depressive disorders did not fulfill the criteria of any psychiatric disorders at the follow up.
As for chronic fatigue syndrome, 9 out of the 70 patients had recovered at the follow up. There is no significant influence of psychiatric disorders on the outcome of chronic fatigue syndrome.
Conclusions:
Chronic fatigue syndrome patients have a relatively high prevalence of psychiatric disorders, especially major depressive disorders.
The outcomes of chronic fatigue syndrome and psychiatric disorders are independent.
Therefore treatment of psychiatric disorders is necessary in addition to the medical treatment given for chronic fatigue syndrome.
Source: Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, Jun 2009;63(3):365-73. PMID: 19566769, by Matsuda Y, Matsui T, Kataoka K, Fukada R, Fukuda S, Kuratsune H, Tajima S, Yamaguti K, Kato YH, Kiriike N. Department of Neuropsychiatry, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
As for chronic fatigue syndrome, 9 out of the 70 patients had recovered at the follow up. There is no significant influence of psychiatric disorders on the outcome of chronic fatigue syndrome.
Conclusions:
Chronic fatigue syndrome patients have a relatively high prevalence of psychiatric disorders, especially major depressive disorders.
The outcomes of chronic fatigue syndrome and psychiatric disorders are independent.
Therefore treatment of psychiatric disorders is necessary in addition to the medical treatment given for chronic fatigue syndrome.
Source: Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, Jun 2009;63(3):365-73. PMID: 19566769, by Matsuda Y, Matsui T, Kataoka K, Fukada R, Fukuda S, Kuratsune H, Tajima S, Yamaguti K, Kato YH, Kiriike N. Department of Neuropsychiatry, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
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