Information for professionals
Chronic fatigue
Little is known about the cause of chronic fatigue. Mental and/or physical support can help with chronic fatigue, but sometimes it does not.
Recommendations
| Forms of therapy | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) | B
B B B |
| Classical homeopathy
Massage therapy |
B
B B |
| Orthomolecular therapy | B
B |
| YIN therapy** | B |
| Ayurveda | C
C |
| Integrative psychotherapy* | C |
| Drawing therapy | C |
| Energetic therapy | N |
| Would you like to see the full rationale for the SORT analysis? | |
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| View justification | Glossary |
| *People may be referred to integrative psychotherapy based on evidence of at least one of the following therapies: Gestalt therapy, Body-oriented psychotherapy or hypnotherapy.
**People may also be referred to YIN therapy based on evidence of at least one of the following therapies: shiatsu, orthomolecular or craniosacral therapy. |
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SORT method
The Louis Bolk Institute has mapped out scientific substantiation for this indication according to the SORT method for various complementary therapies. The abbreviation SORT stands for ‘Strength of Recommendations Taxonomy’.
The recommendations are intended for use in 1-on-1 advice only. And are only to be used by healthcare professionals. They are not intended for further distribution to consumers or patients.
