Young people to get ME treatment in trial after success in Netherlands

Hundreds with chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalopathy, to try online psychological therapyHundreds of children and young people are to get treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome for the first time, to see whether methods that have proved highly successful in the Netherlands can be adopted by the NHS.Up to 2% of young people are affected by CFS, also known as myalgic encephalopathy (ME). But few get any treatment, and attempts to help have sometimes stoked the row over the causes of the condition. Activists on social media frequently denounce doctors who suggest that psychological issues play any part in the disease.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: ME / Chronic fatigue syndrome Society Young people Children UK news Health NHS Medical research Science Psychology Mental health Source Type: news