Recovering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome:
A Guide to Self-Empowerment

By William Collinge

This book is based on the first behavioral medicine treatment program for people with CFS, in collaboration with Daniel Peterson, M.D. in Incline Village, Nevada that has been evolving since the mid-1980's. It describes the nature and course of CFS, and the key principles and practices that have helped many former sufferers heal and reclaim their lives.

CONTENTS
Introduction by Daniel Peterson, M.D.
1. The Nature and Course of CFS
i. Chapter 1. From Illness to Insight: Understanding CFS
ii. Chapter 2. Onset and the Chronic Phase: Symptoms and Cycles
iii. Chapter 3. The Recovery Phase: When and Why Recovery Happens
iv. Chapter 4. Your Immune System: How It Works, and How It is Affected in CFS
2. PART II. The Path of Self-Empowerment
i. Chapter 5. Coping with Your Symptoms
ii. Chapter 6. Changing Your Lifestyle to Promote Recovery
iii. Chapter 7. The Benefits of Mind/Body Medicine
iv. Chapter 8. The Healing Power of Deep Relaxation
v. Chapter 9. Imagery and CFS
vi. Chapter 10. Breath, Energy, and Emotion
vii. Chapter 11. Supporting Your Inner Child
viii. Chapter 12. Using Your Illness as a Teacher

APPENDICES (revised for the on-line version)
i. Appendix A. The Centers for Disease Control Revised Case Definition for CFS (2003)
ii. Appendix B. Current Medical Treatments
iii. Appendix C. Programs and Tapes with the Author
iv. Appendix D. Mind/Body Medicine and Positive Health Transition in CFS (summary of study published in Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine)
Words of Praise...
"Patients, please read and enjoy this book. With an open and receptive mind, the directives become clear. New understanding and healing may come very quickly.

The profit will be yours at a low cost."
Daniel Peterson, M.D., Incline Village, Nevada

(From the Introduction)
"I welcome the publication of this excellent book. The most thorough and up-to-date account of what is known about CFS, it presents a program of recovery that I believe offers people with this syndrome the greatest hope for reclaiming their health."
-- Peter Madill, M.D., Physicians' Honor Roll
The CFIDS Association of America

NOTE: This book is currently out of print but is available free on line by clicking on the chapters in the contents above.