Paul McCrone

Professor Paul McCrone (Paul Richard McCrone) is Professor of Health Economics, and Director of Health Economics at the Institute of Psychiatry, a department of King's College London. Professor McCrone is also a co-Director of the Mental Health Policy Research Unit, which is jointly led by King's College London and University College London and funded by the National Institute for Health Research, UK. He has worked at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience for 25 years.

Notable studies

 * 2003, Cost-effectiveness of counselling, graded-exercise and usual care for chronic fatigue: evidence from a randomised trial in primary care (Abstract)


 * 2003, The economic cost of chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome in UK primary care (Abstract)


 * 2004, Cost-effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy, graded exercise and usual care for patients with chronic fatigue in primary care (Abstract)
 * 2016, Graded Exercise Therapy Guided Self-Help Trial for Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (GETSET): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial and Interview Study

PACE trial publications include:


 * Main trial outcome


 * 2011, Comparison of adaptive pacing therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy, graded exercise therapy, and specialist medical care for chronic fatigue syndrome (PACE): a randomised trial
 * Other PACE trial publications


 * 2012, Adaptive Pacing, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Graded Exercise, and Specialist Medical Care for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis


 * 2013, A randomised trial of adaptive pacing therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy, graded exercise, and specialist medical care for chronic fatigue syndrome (PACE): statistical analysis plan

Talks and interviews

 * Do the best treatments for CFS cost more with Professor Michael Sharpe
 * Testing a 'controversial' treatment for CFS/ME in children

Professor Paul McCrone has given a number of presentations at the Science Media Centre, including several promoting the benefits of Cognitive behavioral therapy or graded exercise therapy for ME/CFS, and lectures or seminars on the same topic at other UK universities. He has been quoted in a number of news articles or press releases promoting the effectiveness or cost effectiveness of these treatments.

Online presence

 * PubMed
 * Researchgate
 * Twitter
 * Facebook
 * Website
 * LinkedIn
 * YouTube

Learn more



 * Paul McCrone publications - King’s College London
 * Paul McCrone - King’s College London