[Diagnosis and Treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome].

Can physical assessment techniques aid diagnosis in people with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis? A diagnostic accuracy study

Patients with a self diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis.

Muscle fatigue in chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) and its response to a manual therapeutic approach: A pilot study

Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a manual treatment protocol for CFS/

Supporting people with severe myalgic encephalomyelitis.

This article aims to raise nurses' awareness of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Key symptoms are presented along with possible service responses and treatment options. It emphasises that this condition is often misunderstood but that it can be serious and more research is needed to promote better understanding of the physical symptoms.

Attributions, distress and behavioural responses in the significant others of people with chronic fatigue syndrome.

To test an attribution-emotion model of reactions to chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis, 30 significant others of 30 adult patients with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis were administered a semi-structured interview about their beliefs regarding the patient's illness and completed questionnaire measures of distress and behavioural responses to the patient. Spon...