York Review

The diagnosis, treatment and management of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) / myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) in adults and children: Work to support the NICE Guidelines, colloquially known as the York Review, is a 2005 report from the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) based at the University of York in England, UK

Aim
The York Review was a Draft Consultation document that was intended to provide an evidence-based summary for the development of the NICE CFS/ME Guidelines, which were published in 2007. . The review was undertaken in order to provide evidence in support of the NICE guidelines on CFS/ME. It has been criticised on several points.

Authors
Anne-Marie Bagnall, Susanne Hempel, Duncan Chambers, Vickie Orton, and Carol Forbes

Citation
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Criticism

 * Hooper and Reid (2006) wrote a detailed critique of the report, and it was extensively criticised by ME charities.
 * Althought the review highlighted the potential use of immunoglobulin in CFS/ME, it was ommitted from the summary.

Learn more

 * The full report (pdf)