title: Chronic fatigue syndrome: labels, meanings and consequences.
abstract: In this month's issue, we report a survey of members of the Association of British Neurologists, which asked if they viewed chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) as a neurological condition--84% of respondents did not. This is at odds with current classification in ICD-10. We discuss the difficulties of classifying CFS and myalgic encephalopmeylitis (ME), including historical and sociological factors, the pitfalls of the physical/psychological dichotomy and why classification matters to doctors and patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Wojtek
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wojcik
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kanaan
mesh_terms: D015673:Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases