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The British Journal of Psychiatry 156: 534-540 (1990)
© 1990 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

The psychiatric status of patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome

I Hickie, A Lloyd, D Wakefield and G Parker
Division of Psychiatry, Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney, Australia.

The prevalence of psychiatric disorder in 48 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) was determined. Twenty-two had had a major depressive (non-endogenous) episode during the course of their illness, while seven had a current major (non-endogenous) depression. The pre- morbid prevalence of major depression (12.5%) and of total psychiatric disorder (24.5%) was no higher than general community estimates. The pattern of psychiatric symptoms in the CFS patients was significantly different to that of 48 patients with non-endogenous depression, but was comparable with that observed in other medical disorders. Patients with CFS were not excessively hypochondriacal. We conclude that psychological disturbance is likely to be a consequence of, rather than an antecedent risk factor to the syndrome.


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