Trudie Chalder President of British Association for
Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies
(BABCP) UNITED
KINGDOM
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Trudie Chalder es
catedrática de Psicoterapia Cognitiva
Conductual en el King’s College de Londres. Ha
trabajado como clínica e investigadora en
el área de las condiciones a largo plazo,
como el síndrome de fatiga crónica
y el síndrome del intestino irritable
durante unos 25 años. Ella desarrolla
modelos cognitivos conductuales
específicos para entender y tratar estas
condiciones y evalúa los enfoques dentro
del contexto de ensayos controlados
aleatorizados en la atención primaria y
secundaria. Sus investigaciones recientes
implican investigar no solo si el tratamiento
funciona sino cómo lo hace usando
análisis mediacionales.
Trudie ha publicado aproximadamente 200
artículos. Es la anterior presidenta de
la Asociación Británica de
Psicoterapia Cognitiva Conductual (British
Association of Behavioural and Cognitive
Psychotherapy) y editora de la Journal of Mental
Health
RESUMEN CONFERENCIA
Síndrome de fatiga crónica: un
enfoque cognitivo conductual El síndrome de fatiga
crónica (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, CFS)
también conocido como encefalomielitis
miálgica se caracteriza por una fatiga
física y mental grave durante al menos
seis meses y con una discapacidad significativa
asociada. Es una condición controvertida
que ha sido asociada con debates polarizados
sobre si es una condición de naturaleza
física o psicológica. Para superar
este enfoque biomédico dualista, se usa
un modelo cognitivo conductual para entender
esta condición, que distingue entre
factores precipitantes y mantenedores. Durante
el tratamiento, un rango de técnicas,
como un enfoque graduado para la
reestructuración cognitiva y de la
actividad, se utilizan con el objetivo de
mejorar la discapacidad y reducir los
síntomas. Cuando es apropiado, una vez
que el cliente ha ampliado su visión de
la salud y la enfermedad, se introducen
técnicas cognitivas más
sofisticadas dirigidas al perfeccionismos o a
las creencias sobre mostrar las emociones
públicamente. Existen varios ensayos
controlados aleatorizados que avalan la terapia
cognitiva conductual o la terapia de ejercicio
graduado, entre ellos el amplio ensayo PACE.
Estudios recientes sugieren que las creencias de
evitación del miedo median el cambio en
el ajuste social y la fatiga en el contexto de
la TCC y la terapia de ejercicio graduado.
White, P. D., Goldsmith, K. A.,
Johnson, A. L., Potts, L., Walwyn, R., DeCesare,
J. C., et al. (2011). Comparison of adaptive
pacing therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy,
graded exercise therapy, and specialist medical
care for chronic fatigue syndrome (PACE): a
randomised trial. Lancet, 377(9768), 823-836.
English
Trudie Chalder is Professor of
Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy at King’s
College London. She has worked as a clinician
and a researcher in the area of long term
conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome and
irritable bowel syndrome for about 25 years. She
develops specific cognitive behavioural models
for understanding and treating these conditions
and evaluates the approaches within the context
of randomised controlled trials in primary and
secondary care. Her recent research involves
investigating not only whether treatment works
but how it works using mediational
analyses.
Trudie has published approximately 200 articles.
She is currently the Past President of the
British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive
Psychotherapy and is an Editor of the Journal of
Mental Health.
CONFERENCE ABSTRACT
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a cognitive
behavioural approach
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) otherwise known
as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis is characterised by
severe physical and mental fatigue of at least
six months duration and is associated with
significant disability. It is a controversial
condition which has been associated with
polarised debates about whether the condition is
physical or psychological in nature. In order to
transcend this dualistic bio-medical approach a
cognitive behavioural model is used to
understand the condition, which makes a
distinction between precipitating and
perpetuating factors. During treatment, a range
of techniques such as a graded approach to
activity and cognitive restructuring are used
with the aim of improving disability and
reducing symptoms. If appropriate, once the
client has broadened his/her view of health and
illness, more sophisticated cognitive techniques
are introduced to address perfectionism or
beliefs about showing emotions publically. There
are several randomised controlled trials
providing evidence for cognitive behaviour
therapy or graded exercise therapy including the
large PACE trial. Recent studies suggest that
fear avoidance beliefs mediate change in social
adjustment and fatigue in the context of CBT and
graded exercise therapy.
White, P. D., Goldsmith, K. A., Johnson, A. L.,
Potts, L., Walwyn, R., DeCesare, J. C., et al.
(2011). Comparison of adaptive pacing therapy,
cognitive behaviour therapy, graded exercise
therapy, and specialist medical care for chronic
fatigue syndrome (PACE): a randomised trial.
Lancet, 377(9768), 823-836.