Chronic fatigue and its syndromes presents a comprehensive review of t he problem of chronic fatigue, mixing medical, psychological, social, and historical perspectives. The book examines the historical origins of CFS, considering the epidemiology, and the various aetiological the ories for the condition - viral, immunological, psychological, psychia tric, and neurological. The book concludes with a clinical section dis cussing the assessment and treatment of CFS. Throughout, the authors a rgue that chronic fatigue and its various syndromes cannot easily be p igeon holed into physical or...