CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT – CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME

Whilst debate continues around the aetiology, classification and treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), the authors report on a successful case of chronic disease management during a time in which little clinical evidence on the most effective methods of treatment was available; question whether this protracted, and polarised, debate may have had a detrimental impact upon sufferers of this condition; and also advocate a more holistic approach to the treatment of medically unexplained symptoms in general.