People with CFS and their relatives tend to attribute their illness to physical causes (such as a virus or pollution) rather than to psychological causes, and such attributions have been shown to be associated with increased symptoms and worse outcomes over time.
People with CFS and their relatives tend to attribute their illness to physical causes (such as a virus) rather than to psychological causes. People with CFS and their relatives tend to attribute their illness to physical causes (such as pollution) rather than to psychological causes. Such attributions have been shown to be associated with increased symptoms. Such attributions have been shown to be associated with worse outcomes over time.