Denmark

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Denmark

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In 2019, the Danish parliament unanimously voted to separate ME/CFS from functional disorders (medically unexplained symptoms), and to treat the disease as a physical neurological illness using the World Health Organization classification rather than as psychosomatic illness, and called upon the department of health to update it's information.[2][3]

In previous years, the controversial biopsychosocial model was the main approach to treatment for patients with ME/CFS in Denmark.[2]

Fast forward to 2024, and nothing has happened. Denmark still uses a psychosocial model. Per Fink has had the final say on ME/CFS in Denmark since 2007.


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  1. Falk Hvidberg, Michael; Brinth, Louise Schouborg; Olesen, Anne V.; Petersen, Karin D.; Ehlers, Lars (July 6, 2015). Furlan, Roberto (ed.). "The Health-Related Quality of Life for Patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)". PLOS ONE. 10 (7): e0132421. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132421. ISSN 1932-6203.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Invest in ME Research (March 1, 2019). "There is something right in the state of Denmark". Invest in ME Research. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  3. "Tv fra Folketinget". Folketinget (in dansk). Retrieved February 26, 2021.