One interesting finding in this is that ME criteria, which I believe are the Goudsmit et al. (2009) criteria from something Ellen posted on a list i.e.
did not pick up many of the ME/CFS patients (only 20%, much lower than other criteria)
The current paper says on this:
ETA:
I looked up reference 14 in the current paper and it looks like it was the criteria in Jason et al. (2012) that were used
Goudsmit, EM, Shepherd, C., Dancey, CP and Howes, S. ME: Chronic fatigue syndrome or a distinct clinical entity? Health Psychology Update, 2009, 18, 1, 26-33.
Updated: http://www.foodsmatter.com/me_and_cfs/cfs_me_causes_general/articles/goudsmit-me-clinical entity-10-12.html
The current paper says on this:
It is of interest that the ME case definition of Ramsay identified the fewest patients (20%), and this was primarily due to the criteria requiring a sudden onset of symptoms.
ETA:
I looked up reference 14 in the current paper and it looks like it was the criteria in Jason et al. (2012) that were used
Several years later, Jason, Damrongvachiraphan, et al.(2012) attempted to better operationalize the ME criteria, based on the work of a number of theorists and practitioners (Dowsett et al.,1994; Dowsett et al., 1990; Goudsmit et al.,2009; Hyde et al., 1992; Ramsay, 1988). When Jason, Brown, et al. (2012)applied these revised criteria to a data set of patients diagnosed with CFS according to the Fukuda et al.(1994) criteria, those with ME were more functionally impaired. However, the prior studies comparing ME with CFS had several limitations, including the fact that the patients were all selected by initially meeting the CFS Fukuda et al.(1994) criteria and were from one urban area in the United States.
Jason, L. A., Damrongvachiraphan, D., Hunnell, J., Bartgis, L., Brown, A., Evans, M.,
&Brown, M.(2012). Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: Case definitions. Autonomic
Control of Physiological State and Function, 1,1–14. Retrieved from http://
www.ashdin.com/journals/ACPSF/K110601.pdf
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