Diagnosis and Treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Smith, M E Beth, Nelson, Heidi D, Haney, Elizabeth et al.·Evidence report/technology assessment·2014
This review examined research on how doctors diagnose ME/CFS and which treatments help patients. Researchers looked at 71 studies and found that there is no single agreed-upon way to diagnose ME/CFS, and different diagnostic criteria identify somewhat different groups of patients. Some treatments like counseling and graded exercise showed benefits for fatigue and quality of life, though graded exercise was associated with more reported side effects.