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 or Fennell Phase Inventory used with patients who have myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and other chronic illnesses.

Notable Studies

 * 2011, Chronic Illness and the Fennell Four Phase Treatment™ Approach: Working with People Who Don't Get Better (Full Text)
 * 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

 * 2003, 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
 * 2003, Managing Chronic Illness Using the Four-phase Treatment Approach: A Mental Health Professional's Guide to Helping Chronically Ill People
 * 2003, Managing chronic illness: The four phase approach

Articles

 * 2012, "The Four Phases Of Chronic Illness" by Patricia Fennell for Solve ME/CFS Initiative newsletter
 * 2012, "Coping With CFS: Five Capacities of Improvisation" by Patricia Fennell for Solve ME/CFS Initiative newsletter
 * 2000, "The Healing Journey: Benefits of Retreats"

Learn more

 * Google Scholar Patricia A. Fennell
 * Curriculum Vitae