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Science for ME

  1. Welcome to Science For ME

    About the forum. Members can access our rules, guidance on using the forum and a section where members can introduce themselves.

    1. Welcome: About the Forum, Our Values

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      Latest: Welcome Science For ME, Apr 19, 2022
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  2. ME/CFS and Long Covid news

    A place to discuss news about ME/CFS and Long Covid.

  3. ME/CFS and Long Covid research

    A place to discuss specific research papers for ME/CFS and associated illnesses such as Long Covid. Each thread should be about a single research paper.

    1. ME/CFS and Long Covid research

      A place to discuss specific research papers for ME/CFS and associated illnesses such as Long Covid. Each thread should be about a single research paper.
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  4. Other news and research

    A place to post and discuss other news and research relevant to people with ME/CFS

    1. Other news and research

      A place for other health-related news and research. 'Conditions related to ME/CFS' includes IBS, POTS, fibromyalgia, post-treatment lyme disease, Gulf War Illness. 'Other Psychosomatic Medicine' covers approaches to diseases other than ME/CFS and Long Covid based on a psychosomatic paradigm - these often refer to illness labels such as Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS) and functional disorders (e.g. Functional Neurological Disease).
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  5. Advocacy and Fundraising

    A place to discuss advocacy and fundraising related to the ME/CFS community

  6. Guidelines, reviews and disease coding

    This section is for guidelines, reviews and coding with public consultation processes for ME/CFS and similar and related illnesses. Scientific papers about guidelines and reviews should be posted in the Research section.
    1. ME/CFS related guidelines, reviews, disease coding

      'Guidelines, reviews and coding for ME/CFS and similar illnesses - development and discussion This section is for guidelines, reviews and coding with public processes for comment. Scientific papers about guidelines and reviews should be posted in the Research subforums.'
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    1. Treatment discussions

      A place to discuss treatments for ME/CFS and related conditions, excluding psychosomatic treatments
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      Latest: Daridorexant - treatment for insomnia Sarah94, Mar 19, 2024 at 2:34 AM
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    2. Psychosomatic theories and treatments discussions

      A place to discuss theories and treatments based on the assumption that ME/CFS and other illnesses are psychosomatic, caused by false illness beliefs and deconditioning. Topics include PACE trial, CBT, GET, MUS, functional diseases, Lightning Process.
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    3. General ME/CFS discussions

      For discussion topics that don't fit any of the named discussion forums.
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      Latest: Works of fiction where characters have ME/CFS Binkie4, Mar 18, 2024 at 4:33 AM
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