Christopher Burton

Christopher Burton is general practitioner in Sheffield, UK. He is also an academic and writes extensively about medically unexplained symptoms and functional somatic syndromes, which he considers chronic fatigue syndrome to be an example of.

Chris was been appointed to the review panel for the NICE guidelines review in October 2018, these guidelines which strongly influence NHS treatment and policy for people with ME/CFS in the UK.

Notable studies

 * 1997, Biochemical evidence for a novel low molecular weight 2-5A-dependent RNase L in chronic fatigue synd rome 2003, Beyond somatisation: A review of the understanding and treatment of medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS)


 * 2009, Reduced complexity of activity patterns in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a case control study | BioPsychoSocial Medicine
 * 2012, ABCs of Medically Unexplained Symptoms (book)


 * 2013, Enhanced care by generalists for functional somatic symptoms and disorders in primary care - a Cochrane review


 * 2017, A taxonomy of explanations in a general practitioner clinic for patients with persistent “medically unexplained” physical symptoms

Online presence

 * PubMed
 * Twitter
 * Facebook
 * Website
 * YouTube
 * Address: clinic/lab-address-goes-here

Learn more

 * Wikipedia
 * Chris Burton - University of Sheffield