Is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome a Psychological Condition?
Is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome a Psychological Condition?I know someone with chronic fatigue syndrome, and she really just seems unmotivated and depressed. Is chronic fatigue syndrome a psychological condition?Answer: No, even though chronic fatigue syndrome and depression do share some symptoms, chronic fatigue syndrome is not a psychological condition. Research shows multiple physiological abnormalities in the nervous systems, immune systems and hormones of people with chronic fatigue syndrome that are not shared by people who are depressed. Also, it should be noted that depression actually is a physical illness. The overlap in symptoms between depressiona and chronic fatigue syndrome is likely due to common mechanisms involving brain chemistry, including abnormal levels of the neurotransmitters
