Cognitive behaviour therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome:Differences in treatment outcome between a tertiary treatment centre in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands

Objective: Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) reduces fatigue and disability in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). However, outcomes vary between studies, possibly because of differences in patient characteristics, treatment protocols, diagnostic criteria and outcome measures. The objective was to compare outcomes after CBT in tertiary treatment centres in the Netherlands (NL) and the United Kingdom (UK), using different treatment protocols but identical outcome measures, while controlling for differences in patient characteristics and diagnostic criteria. Methods: Consecutively referred CFS patie... Mehr ...