Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Baroness Howe of Idlicote (Crossbench). It was answered on Monday, 2 June 2008.
Health: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
- Question
- My Lords, can the Minister explain to the House why the Royal College of General Practitioners continues to insist on categorising CFS as a mental illness?
- Answer
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My Lords, the Government have made it clear that they consider that CFS/ME should be classified as a neurological condition. It is for professional bodies to look at the evidence base and I will encourage the Royal College of General Practitioners to look at the WHO classification, which, as I said earlier, is that it is a neurological rather than a mental condition.
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- Oral question
- Reference
- 702 c3
- Session
- 2007-08
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- Supplementary
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- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- ME/CFS Health services
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