Copied direct from message to another ME group: The Dutch CFS-report was published today. Report (Dutch) https://www.gezondheidsraad.nl/sites/default/files/grpublication/kernadvies_me_cvs.pdf Background (Dutch) https://www.gezondheidsraad.nl/site...ment_me_cvs_internationale_ontwikkelingen.pdf Summary (Dutch) https://www.gezondheidsraad.nl/nl/taak-werkwijze/werkterrein/optimale-gezondheidszorg/mecvs Google-translations from Dutch to English http://translate.google.com/transla...ult/files/grpublication/kernadvies_me_cvs.pdf http://translate.google.com/transla...ment_me_cvs_internationale_ontwikkelingen.pdf http://translate.google.com/transla...ze/werkterrein/optimale-gezondheidszorg/mecvs
I spotted this on twitter today. An English news site in the Netherlands has written about the report: Dutch News.nl - ME sufferers "being let down by healthcare system" In an official report, the Gezondheidsraad said the chronic condition was too often downgraded to ‘fatigue’ or a problem ‘between the ears’, while patients tended to be dismissed as attention seekers, NOS reported. ... The Gezondheidsraad said diagnosis of the condition was hampered by doctors’ preconceptions and tendency to regard it as a psychological issue. Patients with ME are often required to undergo behavioural or occupational therapy to qualify for benefits and health insurance, even though these treatments are often ineffective.
