http://garnetnews.com/2016/10/19/real-story-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/
another great article written by Maureen Hanson.
Has a comment section if you want to thank her.
excerpt:
another great article written by Maureen Hanson.
Has a comment section if you want to thank her.
excerpt:
THE REAL STORY ABOUT CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is an illness that many may have heard of, but few, in reality, know much about.
The misconception of the seriousness of the disease is in part caused by the use of the name Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), coined in 1988 by a committee convened at the Centers for Disease Control. Prior to that recommendation, the disease was known by the more intimidating name Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), which is favored by many patients and still used in many countries overseas. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome trivializes the nature of the disease and its impact on the lives of the people who suffer with it.
The name influences not only the public’s conception of the disease but also that of medical professionals. As a point, in fact, College students and medical trainees who were given identical scenarios were more likely to consider patients described as having myalgic encephalopathy as having a biomedical illness, while patients labeled as having chronic fatigue syndrome were more likely to be thought to be psychiatric cases...