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ME recognised

The government has published guidance confirming that ME, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), is a real condition.

In the past, doctors have not taken the condition seriously and there has been a lack of medical support. There have been claims that the condition is ?all in the mind?.

But now, the report*, by an Independent Working Group for the Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson, says doctors must recognise ME as a real illness and that early diagnosis is vital.

It also says that those with severe forms of the condition are having difficulties getting care and says that they must be given the appropriate home care when needed.

Sir Liam said: ?The working group report confirms that CFS/ME is a debilitating and distressing condition affecting many people.?

Chris Clark, chief executive of Action for ME, said: ?The failure to take ME seriously has blighted the lives of thousands of desperately ill people. We urge the government to act on the report?s recommendations, channelling resources into the NHS that have been scandalously lacking in the past.?

The report recommends treatments including graded exercise and psychological therapies to treat symptoms.

*www.doh.gov.uk/cmo/publications.htm

Posted: 22 Jan 2002

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