The American journal of psychiatry
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Cognitive behavior therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.
Cognitive behavior therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome was compared with relaxation in a randomized controlled trial. ⋯ Cognitive behavior therapy was more effective than a relaxation control in the management of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. Improvements were sustained over 6 months of follow-up.
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This longitudinal study investigated the health effects of experiences during World War II among veterans by examining how well-being changed across the postwar years and varied by prewar individual attributes. ⋯ Combat in World War II predicted that in the 15 years after the war, a subject would experience physical decline or death. There was no evidence that the effect of combat was more pronounced among men of different ranks, theaters of engagement, or levels of self-worth in 1940.