Scans & links to what lots and lots of (UK-based) medical websites, textbooks etc. say about ME/CFS

[A.B.]

This is really interesting. There are some clearly non-evidence based claims, eg the statements that SSRIs are effective for depression - this is disproven by RCTs of SSRIs for depression in CFS patients. Likewise, claims about boom-bust, etc are speculation, with no evidence.

Where is the evidence that psychological factors perpetuate the illness? There is none. It's just a belief, surrounded by the usual pseudoscience conducted to support said belief.

Conducted by authors with vested interests in the illness being seen as psychological (their career, plus being on the payroll of insurance companies that save money by categorizing CFS as psychological disorder).

 

[GreyOwl]

Call out for any other interested parties? The collation of text images is complete, I'm now chasing up more detailed reference information.

 

[GreyOwl]

I found a number of dead links. If anyone is able to find current URLs for these, please add them to the thread:

Department of Health
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...data/file/384481/chronic_fatigue_syndrome.pdf
<invalid link 5/Aug/2016>

Royal College of Physicians
https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/publications/chronic-fatigue-syndrome
<invalid link 5/Aug/2016>

Royal College of GPs
http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg5...ome-myalgic-encephalomyelitis-full-guideline3
<invalid link 5/Aug/2016>

Bupa UK
http://www.bupa.co.uk/individuals/health.../hi-chronic-fatigue-syndrome
<invalid link 5/Aug/2016>

NHS Direct Wales
http://www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk/e...nicfatiguesyndrome(myalgicencephalomyelitis)/
<invalid link 5/Aug/2016>

Great Ormond street hospital for children NHS foundation trust
http://www.gosh.nhs.uk/teenagers/your-condition/chronic-fatigue-syndrome/
<invalid link 5/Aug/2016>

 

[daisybell]

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg53 is the link to the NICE guideline.

@GreyOwl your first link works ok for me!