Tag Archives: International Classification of Diseases

WAMES supports proposal to continue classifying ME as neurological

Posted on 05/01/2017 by wames

WAMES supports proposal to classify ME as neurological WAMES has submitted our comment on a proposal for the revision of the World Health Organisation’s International Classification of Diseases (ICD): The Welsh Association of ME & CFS Support (WAMES) supports the proposal … Continue reading →

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Bodily distress syndrome – the latest ‘term’ for CFS, FM, IBS etc.

Posted on 03/22/2017 by wames

Mail online article, by Roger Dobson, 20 March 2017:  Why doctors can no longer dismiss symptoms as ‘all in the mind’: Experts reveal medically unexplained conditions can still have a physical cause In as many one fifth of cases, doctors … Continue reading →

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ME classified as a medically unexplained mental health issue by GPs & psychiatrists

Posted on 03/03/2017 by wames

The Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health has published: Guidance for commissioners of services for people with medically unexplained symptoms The term Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS) refers to persistent bodily complaints for which adequate examination does not reveal sufficient explanatory … Continue reading →

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