Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and the biopsychosocial model: a review of patient harm and distress in the medical encounter

KJ Geraghty, C Blease - Disability and rehabilitation, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Despite the growing evidence of physiological and cellular abnormalities in
myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME)/chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), there has been a strong …

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 …

A review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome

VR Anderson, LA Jason, LE Hlavaty, N Porter… - Patient education and …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To review and synthesize findings across qualitative studies on Myalgic
Encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). METHODS: Articles were …

Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) in adults: a qualitative study of perspectives from professional practice

SMC Horton, F Poland, S Kale, ML Drachler… - BMC family …, 2010 - Springer
Background Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) can cause
profound and prolonged illness and disability, and poses significant problems of uncertainty …

Why the psychosomatic view on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome is inconsistent with current evidence and harmful to patients

M Thoma, L Froehlich, DBR Hattesohl, S Quante… - Medicina, 2023 - mdpi.com
Since 1969, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) has been
classified as a neurological disease in the International Classification of Diseases by the …

Experiences of living with severe chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis

V Strassheim, JL Newton, T Collins - Healthcare, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a rare disease with no
known etiology. It affects 0.4% of the population, 25% of which experience the severe and …

Review of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: an evidence-based approach to diagnosis and management by clinicians

AC Bested, LM Marshall - Reviews on Environmental Health, 2015 - degruyter.com
This review was written from the viewpoint of the treating clinician to educate health care
professionals and the public about Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome …

Evaluating case diagnostic criteria for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS): toward an empirical case definition

KE Conroy, MF Islam, LA Jason - Disability and rehabilitation, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is an illness
characterized by a variety of symptoms including post-exertional malaise, unrefreshing …

Elements of suffering in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: the experience of loss, grief, stigma, and trauma in the severely and very severely …

PA Fennell, N Dorr, SS George - Healthcare, 2021 - mdpi.com
People who are severely and very severely affected by Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) experience profound suffering. This suffering comes from the …

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: when suffering is multiplied

AL Komaroff - Healthcare, 2021 - mdpi.com
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is an illness defined
predominantly by symptoms. Routine laboratory test results often are normal, raising the …