Concise Encyclopedia of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a disorder of unknown aetiology, without any specific markers, that presents a complex array of varied symptoms, in patients with diverse health histories, or, to put it another way, there is no evidence that there is any such “disease” although there are quite a lot of different people around who clearly feel distressed, unwell, and unable to cope with life. I prefer the Victorian term “Neurasthenia” myself, but the alternative “Myalgic Encephalomyelitis” sounds even more up‐to‐date and scientific. If people are feeling distressed then, clearly, something ought to be done about it, but this very vague...