Is current guidance for the management of CFS/ME in England fit for purpose?

" This multi-centre study in the NHS has shown that CFS/ME  [chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis]  is a long term condi...

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The continuing trials and tribulations of PACE

I honestly hadn't intended talking about the PACE trial  - " pacing, graded activity, and cognitive behaviour therapy: a randomised...

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PACE trial recovery data and chronic fatigue syndrome - a reply

I'd encourage readers interested in the background to the response paper by Michael Sharpe and colleagues [1] to have a look at a previ...

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and various factors

The paper by Kate Lievesley and colleagues  [1] documenting various " predisposing, precipitating and perpetuating factors in Chronic F...

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Suicidal behaviour in autism

The paper by Hannon and Taylor * was the starting point for today's post looking at suicidal behaviour among people diagnosed as being ...

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Anxiety disorder comorbid to autism

I've said it before and I'll say it again: a diagnosis of autism (or autism spectrum disorder ) is seemingly protective of nothing w...

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