[Considerations for the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome].
The etiology of chronic fatigue syndrome(CFS) is still unknown and under active discussion, but involvement of psychosocial factors appear to be essential for the onset and clinical course of CFS. As CFS patients complain of many stress-related physical and psychological symptom, it is important to understand the CFS from psychosomatic point of view. Not only for the pharmaceutical treatment, attentive consideration is required for treatment of exhaustion of body and mind of CFS patients. Use of anti-depressants or oriental herb medicine is often effective to relieve the anxiety and depressive condition. Furthermore to augment the self-healing potential, psychosomatic approach is important to modify the life style and behavioral characteristics.
Murakami
Masato
M
Department of Psychosomatic Internal Medicine, Nihon University Itabashi Hospital.
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015673:Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D031347:Prunella / Q000502:physiology*; D011611:Psychosomatic Medicine; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs