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Detecting Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The Role of Counselors
Author(s) -
Albrecht Frank,
Wallace Marsha
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1998.tb02391.x
Subject(s) - chronic fatigue syndrome , suspect , depression (economics) , immune dysfunction , incidence (geometry) , medicine , chronic fatigue , psychiatry , clinical psychology , psychology , immune system , immunology , physics , criminology , optics , economics , macroeconomics
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a physical illness, the cause of which is unknown. Known also as chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome and myalgic encepalomyelitis, the illness has a probable incidence of 2 to 3 per 1,000 among adults and adolescents and is seen also in children. Only a small minority of cases are diagnosed, and only 25% of those suffering from CFS suspect this as the diagnosis. For this reason, counselors often see persons with unsuspected cases and may play an important role in detecting and referring these clients appropriately. Case histories are used to illustrate how suspected cases of CFS can be distinguished from depression and other mental health conditions in counseling practice.