Patricia Fennell

Patricia A. Fennell, MSW, LCSW-R, is the Founder and President of Albany Health Management Associates, Inc., a multidisciplinary organization focusing on the global health care effects of chronic illness and trauma. She created the Four-Phase Model (FFPM)™ for understanding and treating chronic conditions. She, also, co-created the Fennell Scale used with patients ME/CFS and other chronic illnesses.

Notable Studies

 * 2005, A team approach to treating CFS: Matching best medical practices to phases of illness.
 * 2000, Chronic fatigue syndrome: An examination of the phases.
 * 2000, An empirical verification of the Fennell phases of the CFS illness
 * 1999, Measuring phases of recovery in patients with CFS.
 * 1999, An investigation of the different phases of the CFS illness
 * 1998, Capturing the different phases of the CFS illness
 * 1995, The four progressive stages of the CFS experience: A coping tool for patients
 * 1995, CFS sociocultural influences and trauma: Clinical considerations
 * 1993,A systematic, four-stage progressive model for mapping the CFIDS experience.

Books

 * The Handbook of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Leonard Jason, Patricia A. Fennell and Renée R. Taylor (2003) Chapter: "A four-phase approach to understanding chronic fatigue syndrome," pp.155-175, Chapter: "Chronic fatigue syndrome in adolescence," pp. 693-712. Handbook of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ISBN-10: 047141512X ISBN-13: 978-0471415121

Articles

 * 2012, "The Four Phases Of Chronic Illness" by Patricia Fennell for SMCI newsletter
 * 2012, "Coping With CFS: Five Capacities of Improvisation" by Patricia Fennell for SMCI newsletter

Learn more

 * Google Scholar Patricia A. Fennell
 * Curriculum Vitae