Cumulative life stress in chronic fatigue syndrome

Autor(en)

Urs M Nater, Elizabeth Maloney, Christine Heim, William C Reeves

Abstrakt

We studied the impact of cumulative life stress on CFS in a population-based study. We found that exposure to stressors was significantly more common in persons with CFS compared to NF controls; those with CFS reported experiencing significantly higher levels of psychological distress. Also, post-traumatic stress disorder was significantly more common in people with CFS. These results not only corroborate findings from other studies but, importantly, extend those by: a) measuring a comprehensive spectrum of stress variables, b) for the first time presenting data on stress in a population-based study, thus minimizing the effects of recruitment bias, and c) diagnosing CFS by means of standardized, validated scales, thus allowing replication and extension of our findings. Stress may be an important factor in the pathophysiology of CFS. Consequently, future studies should provide a more detailed understanding of the processes that lead from stress to CFS using longitudinal designs.

Organisation(en)

Externe Organisation(en)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Philipps Universität Marburg, Emory University

Journal

Psychiatry Research

Band

189

Seiten

318-320

Anzahl der Seiten

3

ISSN

0165-1781

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2011.07.015

Publikationsdatum

09-2011

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

501010 Klinische Psychologie

Schlagwörter

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/60097ad8-aca2-4602-aafa-c5c60cdf2f4d