"For many years, there was a belief that myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) was all down to a psychological psychiatric problem, according to clinical immunologist, allergist and ME expert, Dr Amolak Bansal."
"He explains that when doctors saw people with ME/CFS, "they looked well, or the blood tests were completely normal and there was a profound dislocation between what they saw and what the patients were telling them - so [ME] was considered to be something in the mind.""
A sudden collapse during college began Éabha Melvin’s life with myalgic encephalomyelitis, a chronic, complex, debilitating disease. For many years, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome was believed to stem from psychological or psychiatric problems. Clinical immunologist, allergist, and ME expert Dr Amolak Bansal explains that when doctors encountered people with ME/CFS, they often appeared well and had completely normal blood tests. A profound mismatch existed between what clinicians observed and what patients reported. Because of this dislocation, ME/CFS was considered to be something in the mind rather than a physical disease.
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