| About Dr. Friedberg
Dr. Friedberg is President of the International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. As a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice for 25 years, his office is in Warren, Connecticut. He is also an assistant professor in the Applied Behavioral Medicine Research Institute at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, NY. Dr. Friedberg is the principal investigator of a fatigue self-management study for people with chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
In addition, he has authored or coauthored six books and a number of scientific articles on chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and chemical sensitivity.
Dr. Friedberg has conducted professional workshops on chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia for the American Psychological Association, the Society of Behavioral Medicine, and the New England Educational Institute. He also served as a clinical consultant to an NIH-funded behavioral treatment trial for chronic fatigue syndrome at DePaul University in Chicago.
His published scientific articles have appeared in the Journal of Rheumatology, American Psychologist, Journal of Behavioral Medicine, Journal of Clinical Psychology, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Journal of Neuropsychiatry, Archives of Neurology, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, and the Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Scientific Publications
Friedberg, F. & Sohl, S. (In press). Cognitive-behavior therapy in chronic fatigue
syndrome: Is improvement related to increased physical activity? Journal of
Clinical Psychology.
Friedberg, F. & Sohl, S. (In press). Longitudinal change in chronic fatigue syndrome:
What home-based assessments reveal. Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
Jason, L.A., Jessen, T., Porter, N., Boulton, A., Njoku, M.G., & Friedberg, F. (In
press). Examining types of fatigue among individuals with ME/CFS. Disability
Studies Quarterly.
Russell, M. C. & Friedberg, F. (In press). Training, treatment access, and research
on trauma intervention in the armed services. Journal of EMDR Practice and
Research.
Friedberg, F. ,Sohl, S. & Halperin, P. (2008). Teaching medical students about
medically unexplained illnesses: A Preliminary Study. Medical Teacher, 30,
618–621.
Friedberg, F. & Sohl, S. (2008). Memory for fatigue in chronic fatigue syndrome:
The relation between weekly recall and momentary ratings. International
Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 15, 129-138.
Sohl, S. & Friedberg, F. (2008). Memory for fatigue in chronic fatigue syndrome:
relationships to fatigue variability, catastrophizing, and negative affect.
Behavioral Medicine, 34, 29-35.
F riedberg, F. & Quick, J. (2007). Alexithymia in chronic fatigue syndrome:
Associations with retrospective, recall, and momentary measures.
Psychosomatic Medicine, 69, 54-60.
Friedberg, F. Sohl, S. & Schmeizer, B. (2007). Publication trends in chronic
fatigue syndrome: Comparisons with fibromyalgia and fatigue: 1995-2004.
Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 63, 143-146.
Jason, L., Torres-Harding, S., Friedberg, F. et al. (2007). Non-pharmacologic
interventions for CFS: A randomized trial. Journal of Clinical Psychology in
Medical Settings. 14, 275-296.
Friedberg, F., Leung, D.W. & Quick, J. (200 5). Do support groups help people
chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia? A comparison of active and
Journal of Rheumatology, 32, 2416-2420.
Friedberg, F. (2004). Eye movement desensitization in fibromyalgia: A pilot
study. Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery, 10, 245-9.
Friedberg, F. & Jason, L. A. (2001). Chronic fatigue syndrome and
fibromyalgia: Clinical assessment and treatment. Journal of Clinical
Psychology, 57, 433-455.
Taylor, R., Jason, L., Kennedy, C., & Friedberg, F. (2001). Evaluating
attributions for chronic fatigue syndrome among mental health practitioners
based upon physician-recommended treatment. Rehabilitation
Psychology, 46, 165-177.
Friedberg, F., Dechene, L., & McKenzie, M, J. (2000). Symptom patterns in
long- duration chronic fatigue syndrome. Journal of Psychosomatic
Research, 48, 59-68.
Friedberg, F. (1999). A subgroup analysis of cognitive-behavioral treatment
studies. Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 5, 149-159.
Friedberg, F. (1999). An overview of psychosocial assessment. Journal of
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 5, 79-86.
Friedberg, F. (1999). Coping skills treatment for a case of chronic fatigue
syndrome. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 6, 436-441.
Jason, L.A., Richman, J. A., Friedberg, F. et al. (1997). Politics, science and the
emergence of a new disease: The case of chronic fatigue syndrome.
American Psychologist, 52, 973-983.
Friedberg, F. (1996). Chronic fatigue syndrome: A new clinical application.
Professional Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice, 27, 487-494.
Friedberg, F. (1995). Clinical assessment of coping in CFS patients. Journal
of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 1, 53-58.
Friedberg, F. (1995). The stress/fatigue link in chronic fatigue syndrome.
Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 1, 147-152.
McKenzie, M., Dechene, L., Friedberg, F. & Fontanetta, R. (1995). Coping
reports of patients with long-term chronic fatigue syndrome. Journal of
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 1, 59-67.
Friedberg, F. & Krupp, L. B. (1994). A comparison of cognitive-behavioral
treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome and primary depression. Clinical
Infectious Diseases, 18,
105S-110.
Krupp, L. B., Sliwinski, M., Masur, D. M., Friedberg, F., & Coyle, P. K. (1994).
Cognitive functioning and depression in patients with chronic fatigue
syndrome and multiple sclerosis. Archives of Neurology, 57, 705-710.
Pepper, C. Krupp, L. B., Friedberg, F. et al. (1993). Comparison of
neuropsychiatric characteristics in chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple
sclerosis and major depression. The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and
Clinical Neurosciences, 5, 200-205.
Friedberg, F. (1987). Coping skills treatment of situational vomiting. Journal of
Cognitive Psychotherapy, 1, 183-188.
Friedberg, F. (1982). Overcoming obstacles to real-life generalization in
exposure treatments of agoraphobia. British Journal of Cognitive
Psychotherapy, 3, 10-22.
Friedberg, F. (1982). Shaping new arousal patterns in the treatment of
ejaculatory incompetence. The Behavior Therapist, 6, 82-83.
PUBLISHED BOOKS
Friedberg, F. (2006). Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome: Seven
proven steps to less pain and more energy. Oakland, CA: New
Harbinger.
Friedberg, F. (2001). Do it yourself eye movement for emotional healing.
Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
Taylor, R., Friedberg, F. & Jason, L. A. (2001). A clinician’s guide to
controversial illnesses: Chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and
multiple chemical sensitivities. Professional Resource Press.
Friedberg, F. & Jason, L. (1998). Understanding chronic fatigue syndrome. An
empirical guide to assessment and treatment. Washington, D.C.:
American Psychological Association.
Friedberg, F. (1995). Coping with chronic fatigue syndrome: Nine things you
can do. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
Golden, W. L., Dowd, E. T., & Friedberg, F. (1987). Hypnotherapy: A modern
approach. New York: Pergamon Press.
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