A comparative psychiatric assessment of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and muscle disease.
The psychiatric status of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (N = 34) and muscle disease (N = 24) attending a general medical clinic was studied. Among fatigue patients 14 (41.2%) were cases and a further 9 (26.5%) were subcases of psychiatric disorder as defined by CATEGO. A variety of diagnoses was found. Significantly fewer of the muscle patients had a psychiatric disorder with 3 (12.5%) being cases and 1 (4%) a subcase. The relative risk of psychiatric disorder in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome compared to patients with muscle disease was 3.3:1.
Wood
G C
GC
Department of Medicine, Royal Liverpool Hospital.
Bentall
R P
RP
Göpfert
M
M
Edwards
R H
RH
D000328:Adult; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D015673:Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D010552:Personality Assessment; D012803:Sick Role