by Yu Hong. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 91-100). / ABSTRACT --- p.I / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.III / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.IV / Chapter CHAPTER ONE - --- INTRODUCTION AND STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM --- p.1 / Chapter CHAPTER TWO - --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1 --- Psychiatric morbidity in Western patients with fatigue --- p.7 / Chapter 2.2 --- Chronic fatigue syndrome as a contemporary version of neurasthenia --- p.9 / Chapter 2.3 --- The evolution of Shenjing Shuairuo in Chinese societies --- p.11 / Chapter 2.4 --- The place of fatigue in Shenjing Shuairuo --- p.15 / Chapter 2.5 --- Shenjing Shuairuo and chronic fatigue syndrome --- p.17 / Chapter 2.6 --- Mood disturbances in Shenjing Shuairuo --- p.20 / Chapter 2.7 --- Somatization in Shenjing Shuairuo --- p.23 / Chapter 2.8 --- Current and future research issues --- p.25 / Chapter CHAPTER THREE - --- OBJECTIVES AND HYPOTHESES --- p.28 / Chapter 3.1 --- Objectives --- p.29 / Chapter 3.2 --- Significance --- p.29 / Chapter 3.3 --- Hypotheses --- p.30 / Chapter CHAPTER FOUR - --- METHOD --- p.32 / Chapter 4.1 --- Research design --- p.33 / Chapter 4.2 --- Site of study --- p.35 / Chapter 4.-3 --- Subjects --- p.35 / Chapter 4.4 --- Instruments --- p.37 / Chapter 4.5 --- "Coordination, training and reliability" --- p.41 / Chapter 4.6 --- Summery of procedure --- p.42 / Chapter 4.7 --- Data management and analysis --- p.45 / Chapter CHAPTER FIVE - --- RESULT --- p.46 / Chapter 5.1 --- Sociodemography --- p.47 / Chapter 5.2 --- DSM-III-R diagnoses --- p.49 / Chapter 5.3 --- The diagnosis of neurasthenia --- p.51 / Chapter 5.4 --- The diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome --- p.51 / Chapter 5.5 --- Psychopathological profiles --- p.52 / Chapter 5.6 --- Aspects of illness experience --- p.54 / Chapter 5.7 --- Comparison by diagnostic categories --- p.59 / Chapter 5.8 --- Duration and severity of fatigue --- p.64 / Chapter 5.9 --- Comparison by sex --- p.67 / Chapter CHAPTER SIX - --- DISCUSSION --- p.69 / Chapter 6.1 --- Psychiatric morbidity of patients with chronic fatigue --- p.70 / Chapter 6.2 --- "Shenjing Shuairuo, depression and anxiety disorders" --- p.72 / Chapter 6.3 --- The delegitimation of fatigue --- p.75 / Chapter 6.4 --- Shenjing Shuairuo and chronic fatigue syndrome --- p.77 / Chapter 6.5 --- Shenjing Shuairuo and somatization --- p.81 / Chapter 6.6 --- Limitations of study --- p.84 / Chapter CHAPTER SEVEN - --- CONCLUSION AND FUTURE DIRECTION --- p.88 / Chapter 7.1 --- Conclusion --- p.89 / Chapter 7.2 --- Suggestions for future research --- p.90 / REFERENCES --- p.92