Section 1 - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: its nature, diagnosis, and
treatment Chapter 1 Our aims in this
section Chapter 2 What shall we call it? Chapter
3 What is chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME)? Chapter
4 How a diagnosis of CFS/ME is made Chapter 5
Other associated conditions Chapter 6 Research
into CFS/ME Chapter 7 Making sense of what we know
about the causes of CFS/ME Chapter 8 Treatment Chapter
9 Some myths about CFS/ME Chapter 10
Summary
Section 2 - The idea of self-help
Chapter 11 Introduction to self-help Chapter 12
Balancing rest and activity Chapter 13 Relaxation
and calm breathing Chapter 14 Appropriate exercise
Chapter 15 Improving your sleep Chapter 16
Getting the best from your food Chapter 17 Coping
with pain Chapter 18 Difficulties with memory and
concentration Chapter 19 A gradual increase in activity
Chapter 20 What gets in the way of being sensible?
Chapter 21 Improving your mood Chapter 22
Managing anxiety, panic and depression Chapter 23
Managing your thinking Chapter 24 Dealing with
problems Chapter 25 Better communications Chapter
26 Managing relationships and people Chapter 27
Getting the best from today Chapter 28 Managing
employment Chapter 29 Thinking about the future Chapter
30 Summary of our self-help advice
Section 3 - Special Issues
Chapter 31 Thinking about therapies and therapists,
both medical and complementary/alternative Chapter 32
Cognitive behaviour therapy and graded exercise therapy
Chapter 33 Children with CFS/ME
Appendices
Chapter 1 Medical glossary Chapter 2
Keeping a diary Chapter 3 The Oxford 1994 CDC
criteria for CFS Chapter 4 Further information
Frankie Campling suffers from CFS/ME and provides telephone support for others like herself. Professor Michael Sharpe is a Professor in Psychological Medicine at The University of Edinburgh. He runs specialist clinic services for CFS/ME and has published widely on the illness.
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