the CFIDS Association of America, contained an article entitled, "Defining
CFS: The Debate Goes On".
This is on the study by Leonard Jason et al. published in the Journal of
Disability Policy Studies which found that 38% of those subjects who had a
diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD) were being misclassified as
having CFS using the empiric criteria for CFS (Reeves, 2005).
The article explains the study in fairly simple terms so might be an
introduction to the problems with the criteria:
http://www.cfids.org/cfidslink/2009/090203.asp
[AOL: <a href="http://www.cfids.org/cfidslink/2009/090203.asp">Here</a>]
Tom Kindlon
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