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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: What You Need To Know About Cfs/Me: What You Need To Know About CFS/ME Paperback – 17 July 2014

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME) affects around 250,000 people in the UK, and an estimated one million in the USA. With a characteristic profile of severe exhaustion, flu-like symptoms, and unrefreshing sleep, it has no cure, but often improves with treatment and self-help. This book, by an expert who herself experienced chronic fatigue, presents the latest thinking on the condition, along with tried and tested advice on how to manage it.

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Sheldon Press
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17 July 2014
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13.79 x 0.71 x 21.59 cm
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1847093000
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978-1847093004
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This book presents the latest thinking on the condition, along with tried and tested advice on how to manage it.

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Dr Megan A. Arroll has worked in chronic fatigue for the past 10 years. She is a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of East London, and has published several papers on CFS.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sheldon Press (17 July 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 120 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1847093000
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1847093004
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.79 x 0.71 x 21.59 cm

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Dr Meg Arroll (PhD, CPsychol, CSci, AFBPsS, FHEA, MISCPAccred) is a chartered psychologist, scientist and author specialising in health and wellbeing. Dr Meg’s solution-focused approach gives practical tips and strategies for life’s tricky problems, that are both complex and everyday. Dr Meg has written six books on topics ranging from invisible illness to emotional eating and is a regular contributor to national newspapers and magazines such as The Daily Mail, Metro, Psychologies and Women’s Own, Top Sante and Stylist. She also features regularly on various radio programmes including BBC World News, the Kaye Adams Programme on BBC Radio Scotland, Today Extra, UK Health Radio and is a featured guest on various podcasts such as Dr Max's Mind Clinic podcast. Dr Meg translates complex scientific theories and research for the public, always with practical advice for what readers can do to improve their mental and physical health right now. This is psychology-made-simple. Dr Meg splits her time between the UK and the USA, offering flexible online, traditional face-to-face and ecopsychology walk-and-talk sessions in some of the world’s most beautiful parks and grounds. Follow @drmegarroll

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Nicki C

intelligent, well-researched, highly readable book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 20 July 2014

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This incredibly useful, yet unassuming book is easy to read and full of intelligent, sensible and balanced advice on how to take things forward, if you are diagnosed with 'chronic fatigue syndrome.'

As a Medical Dr myself, I wish I had read it 4 years ago when I was diagnosed with this complex syndrome, with its multiple causes and often-times long road to recovery.

What you will read here can be trusted, as it is written by somebody who not only has personal experience of this illness, but has also researched the field to PhD level herself.

The author covers both mainstream and CAM approaches, looking at the available research on both. If this sounds a little daunting, be reassured that the friendly, personal style of this book is like having a trusted friend guide you through the maze of information (and mis-information) available in this field.

Without being prescriptive, the chapters are logically set out allowing you to hone in on what you feel is relevant to you. There are helpful cross-references between chapters, and useful anecdotes of other people's experiences as they navigate their recovery.

I recommend buying this book to anyone who wants to read something clear, concise and well-researched, aimed at helping you further understand and recover from this devastating illness.

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Thor A Rain

Finally - I book that I can recommend to patients!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 21 September 2014

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It is rare to find a book on this condition that is this comprehensive and yet manages to be readable and accessible. This is both a welcome and long-awaited addition to this field. The compassion and care on every page is palpable. Many patients have experienced disbelief and prejudice as they struggle to make sense of this often dramatically debilitating condition: to be able to not only read this book for themselves and better understand their experience but also to be able to recommend it to their loved ones is an added and important benefit. The chapters are concise and digestible and the book is set up in such a way that readers can pretty much go straight to the chapter(s) they are most interested in or relevant to them. The book covers a wide range from the historical to the practical in what seems like an effortless fusion. I will most certainly be recommending this book to my patients!

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LESLEY

lots of good advice, aways check with understanding Dr

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 11 October 2016

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lots of good advice, aways check with understanding Dr, you know well first. my doctor will support me as long as i share what I am doing and he agrees to me trying new advice out, not all books give good advice as to whats good from bad for certain cases and the cost is not just from your purse so be weary, however this book seems grounded and helpfull for my M.E. conditions .

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Ally

This is a fantastic, clearly written and comprehensive guide to CFS/ME

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 27 January 2016

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This is a fantastic, clearly written and comprehensive guide to CFS/ME. The author is an active researcher in this area and this shows throughout the book through both her comprehensive coverage of the CFS/ME evidence base and understanding of the experience of having CFS/ME. She takes the reader on a tour of the various theories behind CFS/ME and in a non-judgemental and open way, explains each and lays out the evidence. This book is also invaluable if you are thinking of trying out treatments as it appraises conventional and non-conventional approaches with fairness and clarity.
This book is essential reading for anyone with CFS/ME or their carers, family members or partners or anyone working with people experiencing CFS/ME.

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alterbridge

A book to dispel the doubters...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 4 August 2014

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Despite the notoriously controversial nature of this illness, the author has managed to produce a book of considerable clarity, sympathy and understanding. By producing a work underpinned by scientific research and her own experiences, any (rational) reader should come away confident that they’ve accessed a realistic and accurate view of this awful condition.

If, as a sufferer, you ever feel the need to persuade a doubting family member or friend that this is a real illness, with a biological and physiological core, then I suggest you hand them a copy of this book.

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J Blogs

An indispensable resource for anyone affected by ME/CFS

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 21 August 2014

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A very well written, sensitively framed, suitably considered and comprehensive introduction to the topic, demonstrative of an intimate knowledge of life with chronic illness and years of related research – undoubtedly of great use and comfort to virtually anyone affected by ME/CFS, and relatively newly diagnosed patients, their friends and family, in particular

This book offers an excellent general overview of important patient-centric aspects relating to the condition, delivered in a concise, accessible, pragmatic and upbeat style and including a wealth of grounded, agenda-free advice

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Summertime

Essential reading for CFS/ME sufferers

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 3 August 2014

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This is an essential book for anyone diagnosed with CFS or ME. Previously so misunderstood, the two illnesses are comprehensively explained and discussed in an accessible way. Dr Arroll gives invaluable suggestions on how to manage the conditions, both with orthodox and alternative treatments and therapies. Written by someone whose life was at one time blighted by CFS, the book is written insightfully, sensitively and, ultimately, with optimism for the future of CFS/ME sufferers.

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Ms N. Linden

I did get some useful tips in a couple of the chapters

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 30 September 2014

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Megan Arroll is or has been linked with the psychiatric group approach to this illness. I would not have bought the book if I had done more research into its author's qualifications. There are assertions made that are not at all based in science. However, I did get some useful tips in a couple of the chapters, but not enough to justify buying the book. If you are looking for something that truly talks about the medical and biological factors which are primarily at play in the cause and continuation of this illness and its symptoms, it would be better to find one written by a medical doctor who has done actual research studies into the medical side of the illness and its treatment.

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