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Abstract
Problem: Up to one in three young people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME) also have depressive symptoms. It is not known how best to treat young people with this co-morbidity.
Method: This case report seeks to describe and discuss the use of a cognitive behavioural approach for depression and low self-esteem in a 16 year old girl with CFS/ME.
Findings/Conclusion: Therapy was effective in remediating the young person’s mood difficulties, but appeared to exacerbate their CFS/ME symptoms. Therefore, it is crucial that CFS/ME and mood treatments are designed and trialled to ensure a complementary approach. Good communication and joint working between involved professionals is also important, and ideally, treatments for mood and for CFS/ME would be provided by the same team to facilitate this.
Method: This case report seeks to describe and discuss the use of a cognitive behavioural approach for depression and low self-esteem in a 16 year old girl with CFS/ME.
Findings/Conclusion: Therapy was effective in remediating the young person’s mood difficulties, but appeared to exacerbate their CFS/ME symptoms. Therefore, it is crucial that CFS/ME and mood treatments are designed and trialled to ensure a complementary approach. Good communication and joint working between involved professionals is also important, and ideally, treatments for mood and for CFS/ME would be provided by the same team to facilitate this.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 165-174 |
Journal | Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 16 Oct 2015 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2015 |
Keywords
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- CFS/ME
- depression
- CBT
- adolescent
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Paediatric CFS and Co-Morbid Depression: Developing a Randomised Control Trial
Loades, M. (PI)
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
1/05/15 → 30/04/16
Project: Central government, health and local authorities