Michael Sharpe

Professor Michael Sharpe, M.A., M.R.C.P., M.R.C.Psych., is a British professor of psychological medicine at the University of Oxford, in the United Kingdom. He is a key author of the PACE trial helping to devise the Oxford criteria as a diagnostic tool for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

Notable studies

 * 2017, Response to: "Do more people recover from chronic fatigue syndrome with cognitive behaviour therapy or graded exercise therapy than with other treatments?" (Abstract)
 * 2017, Long-term economic evaluation of cognitive-behavioural group treatment versus enhanced usual care for functional somatic syndromes] (Abstract)
 * 2011, PACE trial
 * 2002, The report of the Chief Medical Officer's CFS/ME working group: what does it say and will it help?
 * 1998, Doctors' diagnoses and patients' perceptions. Lessons from chronic fatigue syndrome
 * 1997, Chronic fatigue syndrome. A practical guide to assessment and management

Books

 * 2008, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (The Facts)
 * 2003 ABC of Psychological Medicine (ABC Series)
 * 1999, Chronic Fatigue and its Syndromes
 * 1995 Treatment of Functional Somatic Symptoms

Media coverage and interviews

 * 2015, Chronic fatigue patients criticise study that says exercise can help - Guardian 28 Oct 2015
 * 2013, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 2 - Lancet TV on YouTube (about the [[PACE trial])]
 * 2011 Comparison of treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome - the PACE trial -ABC.Net.AU Radio (with transcript)

Online presence

 * Twitter

List of publications

 * PubMed
 * University of Oxford - Michael Sharpe

Learn more

 * 2005, A Response to Michael Sharpe