Unloading the trunk : neurasthenia, CFS and race. Catalogue en ligne

Titre :	Unloading the trunk : neurasthenia, CFS and race. (2004)
Auteurs :	A. LUTHRA ; S. WESSELY ; Institute of Psychiatry. King's College School of Medicine. London. GBR
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Social science and medicine (vol. 58, n° 11, 2004)
Pagination :	2363-2369
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés :	Epidémiologie ; Homme ; Race ; Fatigue ; Ethnie ; Pays développé
Résumé :	[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 1cR0xvxG. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. The aetiologies of both chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and its predecessor neurasthenia, have been linked to technological advances in'developed'countries. This paper discusses how this has led to a form of race thinking within discussions about fatigue which has persisted for more than a century. We review the historical development of this race thinking from neurasthenia to CFS and describe how it is manifested in both the lay-and medical literature. We also review the epidemiological literature on CFS and ethnicity to better understand the relatively low percentage of non-white patients seen in tertiary referral clinics for CFS. The aim of this paper is to act as a starting point for a debate on race and CFS.

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