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  • Title: Attentional bias towards health-threat information in chronic fatigue syndrome.
    Author: Hou R, Moss-Morris R, Bradley BP, Peveler R, Mogg K.
    Journal: J Psychosom Res; 2008 Jul; 65(1):47-50. PubMed ID: 18582611.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) show an attentional bias towards health-threat information. METHODS: Attentional bias (AB) was assessed in individuals with CFS and healthy controls using a visual probe task which presented health-threat and neutral words and pictures for 500 ms. Self-report questionnaires were used to assess CFS symptoms, depression, anxiety, and social desirability. RESULTS: Compared to a healthy control group, the CFS group showed an enhanced AB towards heath-threat stimuli relative to neutral stimuli. The AB was not influenced by the type of stimulus (pictures vs. words). CONCLUSION: The finding of an AB towards health-threat information in individuals with CFS is supportive of models of CFS which underlie cognitive behavior therapy.
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