Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Resources

BOOKS

• Demitrack, Mark A., and Susan E. Abbey. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: An Integrative Approach to Evaluation and Treatment. New York: The Guilford Press, 1996.
• Fisher, Gregg Charles. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Comprehensive Guide to Symptoms, Treatments, and Solving the Practical Problems of CFS. New York: Warner Books, 1997.
• Hoffman, Ronald L. Tired All the Time: How to Regain Your Lost Energy. New York: Poseidon Press, 1993.
• Johnson, Hillary. Osler's Web: Inside the Labyrinth of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Epidemic. New York: Crown Publishers, 1996.

PERIODICALS

• Cannon, J. G., et al. "Interleukin-1 beta, Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist, and Soluble Interleukin-1 Receptor Type II Secretion in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome." Journal of Clinical Immunology 17 (May 1997): 253-61.
• Houde, Susan Crocker, and Renee Kampfe-Leacher. "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: An Update for Clinicians in Primary Care." The Nurse Practitioner 22 (July 1997): 30-40.
• Lerner, A. Martin, et al. "Hypothesis: A Unified Theory of the Cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome." Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice 6 (1997): 239-243.
• "New Treatment for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome." Tufts University Diet & Nutrition Letter 13 (Feb. 1996): 1-2.
• Weiss, Rick. "A Cure for Chronic Fatigue? If New Research Proves Right, Some Sufferers Have Nothing More than an Easy-to-Fix Blood Pressure Problem." The Nurse Practitioner 22 (July 1997): 30-40.

ORGANIZATIONS

• American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 7 Van Buren St., Albany, NY 12206. (518) 435-1765. <http://weber.u.washington.edu/~dedra/aacfs1.html>.
• The CFIDS Association. Community Health Services, P.O. Box 220398, Charlotte, NC 28222-0398. (704) 362-2343.
• The National CFS Association. 919 Scott Ave., Kansas City, KS 66105. (913) 321-2278.
• The National CFIDS Foundation. 103 Aletha Road, Needham, MA 02192. (781) 449-3535. <http://www.cfidsfoundation.org>.

OTHER

• "The Facts about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome." Centers for Disease Control. <http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/cfs/facts1.htm>.
• "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome." National Institutes of Health. <http://www.nih.gov>.
• [Article by: Toni Rizzo]



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