Views on the nature of chronic fatigue syndrome: content analysis

Z Hossenbaccus, PD White - JRSM short reports, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME),
has provoked much controversy and led to arguments between the medical profession and …

Chronic fatigue syndrome in the media: a content analysis of newspaper articles

AK Knudsen, AN Omenås, SB Harvey… - JRSM short …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives Although cognitive behavioural therapy and graded exercise treatment are
recognized evidence-based treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic …

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Editorial Bias in the British Medical Journal

E Goudsmit, B Stouten - Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
A literature search identified all papers published on chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and
myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) in the British Medical Journal between 1995 and 2000 …

Case definitions integrating empiric and consensus perspectives

LA Jason, S McManimen, M Sunnquist… - … biomedicine, health & …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background: There has been considerable controversy regarding how to name and define
the illnesses known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and chronic fatigue syndrome …

Chronic fatigue syndrome: a qualitative investigation of patients' beliefs about the illness

A Clements, M Sharpe, S Simkin, J Borrill… - Journal of psychosomatic …, 1997 - Elsevier
The chronic fatigue syndrome is a disabling chronic condition of uncertain cause. Previous
studies have found that patients seen in hospital clinics with the syndrome often strongly …

Chronic fatigue syndrome: Labels, meanings and consequences

W Wojcik, D Armstrong, R Kanaan - Journal of psychosomatic research, 2011 - Elsevier
In this month's issue, we report a survey of members of the Association of British
Neurologists, which asked if they viewed chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) as a neurological …

Clinical criteria versus a possible research case definition in chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis

LA Jason, S McManimen, M Sunnquist… - … biomedicine, health & …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background: The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recently developed clinical criteria
for what had been known as chronic fatigue syndrome. Given the broad nature of the clinical …

A national cross-sectional survey of diagnosed sufferers of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: pathways to diagnosis, changes in quality of life and …

C Comiskey, F Larkan - Irish journal of medical science, 2010 - Springer
Background The diagnosis and treatment of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue
syndrome (ME/CFS) is subject to debate. Aims To measure the time to diagnosis and …

The report of the Chief Medical Officer's CFS/ME working group: what does it say and will it help?

M Sharpe - Clinical medicine, 2002 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) sometimes known as myalgic encephalomyelitis or
encephalopathy (ME) has long been a controversial topic. This year has seen the …

The negative impact of the psychiatric model of chronic fatigue syndrome on doctors' understanding and management of the illness

K Geraghty - Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
is a disabling condition that greatly impacts the lives of sufferers. Many sufferers report …