PATRICIA A. FENNELL, MSW, CSW-R, is a researcher and clinician specializing in chronic illness and trauma. She is CEO of Albany Health Management, Inc., an organization that provides counseling, consulting, and professional education; serves as a doctoral training center for the State University of New York; and conducts collaborative, international "Four-Phase Model" research. Her recent publications include the Handbook of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (with Leonard A. Jason and Renée R. Taylor, published by Wiley) and The Chronic Illness Workbook.