Implementation of stepped care for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome in community-based mental health care: outcomes at post-treatment and long-term follow-up.

Anthonie JanseArno van DamCoby PijpersJan F WiborgGijs BleijenbergMarcia TummersJos TwiskStephanie NikolausHans Knoop

Published in: Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy (2019)

Implemented stepped care for CFS is effective with sustained treatment gains at long-term follow-up. There is room for improvement when compared with outcomes of a CFS specialist centre. Some suggestions are made on how to improve stepped care.

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