Effect of psychiatric disorders on outcome of cognitive-behavioural therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome.
Prins, Judith, Bleijenberg, Gijs, Rouweler, Eufride Klein et al.·The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science·2005
This study looked at whether having a mental health condition (like depression or anxiety) affects how well cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) works for ME/CFS. Researchers interviewed 270 people with ME/CFS about their psychiatric history and tracked their recovery after CBT treatment. Surprisingly, they found that people with mental health diagnoses improved just as much as those without them, suggesting that having a psychiatric condition doesn't prevent CBT from helping with ME/CFS symptoms.