Patricia Fennell

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Patricia A. Fennell, MSW, LCSW-R, is CEO of Albany Health Management Associates, Inc. She is a clinician, research scientist, educator, and author specializing in chronic illness, post-viral syndromes, trauma, forensics, hospice, and global health care concerns.  As the author of the validated Fennell Four-Phase Treatment Model™, she lectures, advises, and consults with government, professional, medical, academic, management, and patient organizations throughout North America, Europe, Africa, and Australia. 

Education[edit | edit source]

  • 1984, Master’s Degree in Social Work, State University of New York at Albany - School of Social Welfare, Concentration: Direct (Clinical) Practice Special Area of interest and activity: Practice and Research in Aging
  • 1979-1980, Completion of first year of Doctoral studies, State University of New York at Albany - Graduate School of Sociology, Special areas of interest: Theoretical Approaches to the Societal Development of Deviance, Research Methods
  • 1979, Bachelor of Arts, College of St. Rose, Albany, New York Major: Sociology Minor: Business Administration

Notable studies[edit | edit source]

  • 2021, Elements of Suffering in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The Experience of Loss, Grief, Stigma, and Trauma in the Severely and Very Severely Affected[1] (Full text)
  • 2011, Chronic Illness and the Fennell Four Phase Treatment™ Approach: Working with People Who Don't Get Better[2] (Full Text)
  • 2005, A team approach to treating CFS: Matching best medical practices to phases of illness.[3]
  • 2000, Chronic fatigue syndrome: An examination of the phases[4] (Abstract)
  • 2000, An empirical verification of the Fennell phases of the CFS illness[5] (Abstract)
  • 1999, An investigation of the different phases of the CFS illness[6] (Abstract)
  • 1999, Measuring phases of recovery in patients with CFS.[7]
  • 1998, Capturing the different phases of the CFS illness[8]
  • 1995, CFS sociocultural influences and trauma: Clinical considerations[9]
  • 1995, The four progressive stages of the CFS experience: A coping tool for patients[10]
  • 1993, A systematic, four-stage progressive model for mapping the CFIDS experience.[11]

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  1. ↑ Fennell, Patricia A.; Dorr, Nancy; George, Shane S. (May 9, 2021). "Elements of Suffering in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The Experience of Loss, Grief, Stigma, and Trauma in the Severely and Very Severely Affected". Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland). 9 (5): 553. doi:10.3390/healthcare9050553. ISSN 2227-9032. PMC 8150911. PMID 34065069.
  2. ↑ Fennell, P. A. (2011). Chronic Illness and the Fennell Four Phase Treatment™ Approach: Working with People Who Don’t Get Better. In 10th global conference, Making Sense Of: Health, Illness, and Disease. Oxford, UK September (pp. 6-8).
  3. ↑ Fennell, P. A., & Bateman, L. (2005). "A team approach to treating CFS: Matching best medical practices to phases of illness." CFS Research Review, Summer.
  4. ↑ Jason, Leonard A; Fricano, Guy; Taylor, Renee R; Halpert, Jane; Fennell, Patricia A; Klein, Susan; Levine, Susan (2000), "Chronic fatigue syndrome: an examination of the phases", Journal of Clinical Psychology, 56 (12): 1497-508, doi:10.1002/1097-4679(200012)56:12<1497::AID-2>3.0.CO;2-Z, PMID 11132566
  5. ↑ LA Jason, PA Fennell, RR Taylor, G Fricano, JA Halpert (2000) An empirical verification of the Fennell phases of the CFS illness. Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 6 1:47-56. doi:10.1300/J092v06n01_05
  6. ↑ Jason, Leonard A.; Fennell, Patricia A.; Klein, Susan; Fricano, Guy; Halpert, Jane (January 1999). "An Investigation of the Different Phases of the CFS illness". Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 5 (3–4): 35–54. doi:10.1300/j092v05n03_03. ISSN 1057-3321.
  7. ↑ Fennell, Patricia A., Leonard A. Jason, and S. M. Klein. (1999) Measuring phases of recovery in patients with CFS. Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 5 88-88.
  8. ↑ Fennell, P., Jason, L., & Klein, S. (1998). Capturing the different phases of the CFS illness. CFIDS Chronicle, 11, 13-16.
  9. ↑ Fennell, PA (1995), "CFS sociocultural influences and trauma: Clinical considerations", Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 1 (3–4): 159-173, doi:10.1300/J092v01n03_25
  10. ↑ Fennell, PA (1995), "The four progressive stages of the CFS experience: A coping tool for patients", Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 1 (3–4): 69-79, doi:10.1300/J092v01n03_11
  11. ↑ Fennell, P. A. (1993). A systematic, four-stage progressive model for mapping the CFIDS experience. The CFIDS Chronicle, Summer, 40-46.
  12. ↑ Fennell, P. (2003). Managing Chronic Illness Using the Four-phase Treatment Approach: A Mental Health Professional's Guide to Helping Chronically Ill People. John Wiley & Sons Incorporated, New York, NY.
  13. ↑ Fennell, P. A. (2003). Managing chronic illness: The four phase approach. John Wiley and Sons Inc., New York, NY.
  14. ↑ Fennell, P., Graham, E., Jason, L., & Taylor, R. (2000). The Healing Journey: Benefits of Retreats. CFIDS CHRONICLE, 13, 14-15.
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