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==Prevalence==
==Prevalence==
*Katrina Berne reports a prevalence of 55-75% for personality changes.<ref>{{citation |last= Berne |first= Katrina |date= 1 Dec 1995 |title= Running on Empty: The Complete Guide to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFIDS), 2nd ed. |url= https://www.amazon.co.uk/Running-Empty-Complete-Chronic-Syndrome/dp/0897931912/ |publisher= Hunter House |page= 60 |isbn= 978-0897931915}}</ref>
*1995, Katrina Berne, PhD, reported a prevalence of 55-75% for personality changes.<ref>{{Cite book | last = Berne | first = Katrina | authorlink = Katrina Berne | date = Dec 1, 1995 | title = Running on Empty: The Complete Guide to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFIDS)|edition= 2nd |url= https://www.amazon.co.uk/Running-Empty-Complete-Chronic-Syndrome/dp/0897931912/ |publisher= Hunter House | page = 60 |isbn= 978-0897931915}}</ref>
*74.4% - 77.2% of the 2073 patients in a Belgian study of 2001 reported personality change.<ref name="symptoms2001" />
*2001, In a Belgian study, 70.9% of patients meeting the [[Fukuda criteria]] and 74.2% of patients meeting the [[Holmes criteria]], in a cohort of 2073 [[chronic fatigue syndrome|CFS]] patients, reported a personality change.<ref>{{Cite journal | last = De Becker | first = Pascale | authorlink = Pascale De Becker | last2 = McGregor | first2 = Neil | authorlink2 = Neil McGregor | last3 = De Meirleir | first3 = Kenny | author-link3 = Kenny De Meirleir | date = December 2001 | title = A definition‐based analysis of symptoms in a large cohort of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1046/j.1365-2796.2001.00890.x?sid=nlm%3Apubmed|journal=Journal of Internal Medicine|volume=250|issue=3|pages=234–240|doi=10.1046/j.1365-2796.2001.00890.x|quote=|via=}}</ref>  


==Potential causes==
==Potential causes==
*[[Magnesium]] deficiency
 
==See also==
*[[Brain fog]]
*[[Depression]]
*[[Emotional dysfunction]]


==References==
==References==
<references>
{{reflist}}
 
<ref name="symptoms2001">{{citation
| last1  = De Becker    | first1  = P    | authorlink1 = Pascale De Becker
| last2  = McGregor    | first2  = N    | authorlink2 = Neil McGregor
| last3  = De Meirleir  | first3  = K    | authorlink3 = Kenny de Meirleir
| title  = A definition-based analysis of symptoms in a large cohort of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.
| journal = Journal of Internal Medicine | volume = 250 | issue = 3 | page = 234-240
| date    = Sep 2001
| pmid    = 11555128
| url    = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11555128
}}</ref>
 
</references>


[[Category:Signs and symptoms]]
[[Category:Signs and symptoms]]
[[Category:Psychological signs and symptoms]]
[[Category:Psychological signs and symptoms]]

Latest revision as of 14:13, July 25, 2023

Personality change can occur as a symptom of ME/CFS.

Prevalence[edit | edit source]

  • 1995, Katrina Berne, PhD, reported a prevalence of 55-75% for personality changes.[1]
  • 2001, In a Belgian study, 70.9% of patients meeting the Fukuda criteria and 74.2% of patients meeting the Holmes criteria, in a cohort of 2073 CFS patients, reported a personality change.[2]

Potential causes[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]