A Report–Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Guidelines for Research

Authors Dr M C Sharpe MRCPsych Clinical Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford Dr L C Archard PhD Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, London Professor J E Banatvala MD Professor of Virology, Department of Virology, St Thomas' Hospital Medical School, London Dr L K Borysiewicz FRCP Wellcome Trust Senior Lecturer, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge Professor A W Clare MD Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Trinity College, Dublin Dr A David MRCPsych MRC Training Fellow, Institute of Psychiatry, London Professor R H T Edwards FRCP Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Liverpool Dr K E H Hawton DM Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford Professor H P Lambert MD Emeritus Professor of Microbial Disease, St George's Hospital Medical School, London Dr R J M Lane MD Consultant Neurologist, Regional Neurosciences Centre, Charing Cross Hospital, London Dr E M McDonald MRCPsych Research Psychiatrist, Institute of Psychiatry, London Professor J F Mowbray FRCP Immunopathology, Department oflmmunopathology, St Mary's Hospital Medical School, London Dr D J Pearson FRCP Senior Lecturer, Department of Medicine, University of Manchester Dr TEA Peto MRCP Consultant Physician, Department of Infectious Diseases, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford Dr V R Preedy PhD Research Biochemist, Department of Biochemistry, King's College Hospital, London Dr A P Smith PhD Research Psychologist, Department of Psychology, University of Sussex Dr D G Smith MB General Practitioner, Horndonon-the-Hill, Essex Dr D J Taylor DPhil MRC Staff Scientist, MRC Biochemical and Clinical Magnetic Resonance Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford Dr D A J Tyrrell MD Director, MRC Common Cold Unit, Harvard Hospital, Salisbury Dr S Wessely MRCPsych Wellcome Training Fellow in Epidemiology, Institute of Psychiatry, London Dr P D White MRCPsych Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychological Medicine, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London Other signatories who contributed to the guidelines but who were unable to attend the meeting Professor P 0 Behan MD Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, University of Glasgow Dr F Clifford Rose FRCP Director, Academic Unit of Neuroscience, Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, London Professor T J Peters FRCP Professor of Clinical Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, King's College Hospital, London Dr P G Wallace MRCGP Head of Research Unit, Department of General Practice, St Mary's Hospital Medical School, London Professor D A Warrell FRCP Professor of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Nuffield Department of Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford Dr D J M Wright MD Consultant Microbiologist, Department of Microbiology, Charing Cross Hospital, London