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[[File:Finland_flag.svg.png|320px|right|thumb|'''Finland''']] ==Research== Minimal studies on [[ME/CFS]] have been done in Finland. A few insurance doctors like [[Antero Leppävuori]] and [[Kyösti Haukipuro]] have published error-ridden review articles in Finnish.{{citation needed | date = 2021}} ==Researchers== *[[Olli Polo]] ==Medical guidelines== There are no official guidelines for treating ME/CFS in Finland. ===CBT/GET=== [[graded exercise therapy|GET]] does not exist in Finland as such, though patients are often recommended [[exercise]] and sometimes psychotherapy. ==National health department== ==Social security and disability benefits== It used to be impossible to get disability benefits for WHO ICD-10 diagnosis code G93.3. In the recent years some patients have succeeded, but it is still extremely rare. Most disabled patients apply for benefits with psychiatric diagnoses, such as major depression, even if they are not depressed. Doctors giving people a diagnosis of depression fully knowing it to be incorrect is basically a standard of care, though this is never discussed in the public.{{citation needed | date = 2021}} ==Access to care== There is only one CFS/ME expert in Finland, [[Olli Polo]] (pulmonologist, sleep specialist, docent in physiology) in Tampere. He has been treating ME/CFS patients since 2006. About half a dozen other doctors also treat the illness. The infectious disease clinic at Helsinki university hospital used to treat ME/CFS from about 2005 to 2010, led by the former doctor-in-chief [[Ville Valtonen]], who would prescribe [[prednisone]], [[doxycycline]] and [[Intravenous immunoglobulin|IVIG]], occasionally also antivirals. After Valtonen retired from his post the clinic first moved to more psychosomatic approaches and nowadays usually refuse referrals for ME/CFS. ==Clinicians== *[[Olli Polo]] *[[Ville Valtonen]] ==Patient groups== *[[Suomen CFS-Yhdistys]] *[http://cfs.gehennom.org CFS-verkko] (website in Finnish) ==Notable patients== *[[Maija Haavisto]] ==Books== *[[CFS:n ja fibromyalgian hoito]] *[[:Category:Suomalainen books|Suomalainen books]] (category) ==See also== *[[EUROMENE]] ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Countries]] [[Category:Europe]] [[Category:Finland]]
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