Wessely S
King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry, London.
J R Coll Physicians Lond. 1996 Nov-Dec;30(6):497-504.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is not a single diagnostic entity. It is a symptom complex which can be reached by many different routes. The conceptual model of CFS needs to be changed from one determined by a single cause/agent to one in which dysfunction is the end stage of a multifactorial process. Although it is important to recognise the role of factors that precipitate the condition, greater understanding is required of factors that predispose individuals to develop the illness, and those that perpetuate disability.
慢性疲劳综合征(CFS)并非单一的诊断实体。它是一种症状复合体,可通过多种不同途径导致。CFS的概念模型需要从由单一原因/因素决定的模型转变为功能障碍是多因素过程最终阶段的模型。虽然认识到引发该病症的因素的作用很重要,但对于使个体易患该疾病的因素以及导致残疾持续存在的因素,还需要有更深入的了解。