Simon Wessely

Sir Professor Simon Wessely is a British psychiatrist who has worked in the field of CFS/ME for at least two decades. His role in the field is highly controversial.

Simon Wessely is on Twitter, has a web site which contains a section giving his personal story of his involvement in ME/CFS.

Change of Name to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Professor Wessely is linked to the renaming in the 1990s of the disease from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

Accusation of "blocking research"
Dr Ian Gibson has criticised Professor Wessely's purely psychological approach to the disease.

Accusations of Abuse & Threats
Professor Wessely stated in summer 2011 that he had been the subject of abuse and threats of violence by patients objecting to his research.