"Research shows that ME/CFS is a biological illness – so why do some people still think it is psychological in nature?
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The article notes that, throughout history, many biological diseases have been dismissed as psychosomatic. While the majority of these diseases (...) are now accepted as ‘biological’ by medical professionals, the same cannot be said for others, including ME/CFS."

https://www.meresearch.org.uk/research-shows-that-me-cfs-is-a-biological-illness-so-why-do-some-people-still-think-it-is-psychological-in-nature/#:~:text=Current%20evidence%20shows%20that%20there,psychological%20in%20nature%20 (2024)

Unfortunately still relevant..🙄

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Research shows that ME/CFS is a biological illness  –  so why do some people still think it is psychological in nature?

Although research has shown that people with ME/CFS have biological abnormalities that are associated with disease severity and symptoms, and most researchers consider ME/CFS as a biological disease, there is still a misconception amongst many people – worryingly, including health professionals – that the disease is psychological in nature (psychosomatic) rather than biological. A recent article by…