Depression in paediatric chronic fatigue syndrome

• Published in: Archives of disease in childhood Vol. 98; no. 6; pp. 425 - 428
• Main Authors: Bould, Helen, Collin, Simon M, Lewis, Glyn, Rimes, Katharine, Crawley, Esther
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health 01.06.2013; BMJ Publishing Group; BMJ Publishing Group Ltd; BMJ Publishing Group LTD
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescents; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Attendance; Biological and medical sciences; Care and treatment; Child; Child Psychiatry; Children; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Comorbidity; Control Groups; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depression; Depression (Psychology); Depressive Disorder - epidemiology; Depressive Disorder - etiology; Depressive Disorder - psychology; Diagnosis; Emotional Disturbances; Epidemiology; Fatigue; Fatigue - etiology; Fatigue - psychology; Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic - complications; Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic - epidemiology; Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic - psychology; Female; General aspects; Health aspects; Humans; Male; Medical care; Medical care (Private); Medical sciences; Mental depression; Mental Health Programs; Miscellaneous; Mood disorders; Pain; Pain - etiology; Pain - psychology; Prevalence; Prevention and actions; Psychological aspects; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Questionnaires; Rating Scales; Schools; Severity of Illness Index; Statistical Analysis; Students - psychology; Studies; Surveys and Questionnaires; Teenagers; Young Adults; United Kingdom > UK; England; Human; Mood disorder; Pediatrics; Depressions; Depression; Child; Public health; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Epidemiology; Child Psychiatry

Objective To describe the prevalence of depression in children with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)/myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and investigate the relationship between depression in CFS/ME and clinical symptoms such as fatigue, disability, pain and school attendance. Design Cross-sectional survey...