The importance of how disease and illness are conceptualised lies in the fact that such
definition is paramount to understand the boundaries and scope of responsibility associated …

The biopsychosocial model outlined in Engel's classic Science paper four decades ago
emerged from dissatisfaction with the biomedical model of illness, which remains the …

Objective: Despite the growing evidence of physiological and cellular abnormalities in
myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME)/chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), there has been a strong …

BACKGROUND The term'medically unexplained symptoms' is used to cover a wide range of
persistent bodily complaints for which adequate examination and appropriate investigations …

Objective High levels of depression and anxiety are experienced alongside Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME). Psychological causal and maintenance …

Chronic illness is a risk factor for suicide but is often explained with depression. Research
has shown an increased suicide rate in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic …

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome has been a controversial diagnosis,
resulting in tensions between patients and professionals providing them with care. A major …

Background Few studies have explored patients' experiences of treatment for CFS/ME. This
study aims to fill this gap by capturing the perspective of patients who have been treated by …

ME/CFS is a medically contested illness and its understanding, framing and treatment has
been the subject of heated debate. This paper examines why framing the condition as a …

This study uses machine learning and natural language processing tools to examine the
language used by healthcare professionals on a global online forum. It contributes to an …