Evaluating the Centers for Disease Control’s Empirical Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Case Definition

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ID12364737
AutoresLeonard A Jason (0000-0002-9972-4425, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois,, autor correspondente), Natasha Najar (DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois), Nicole Porter (0000-0001-6149-9501), Christy Reh (DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois)
Ano2008
Volume20
Fascículo2
Páginas93-100
Data de publicação2008-10-21
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Disability Policy Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1044-2073 • E-ISSN: 1538-4802
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1044207308325995
OpenAlexW2023301639
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas23

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently developed an empirical case definition that specifies criteria and instruments to diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in order to bring more methodological rigor to the current CFS case definition. The present study investigated this new definition with 27 participants with a diagnosis of CFS and 37 participants with a diagnosis of a Major Depressive Disorder. Participants completed questionnaires measuring disability, fatigue, and symptoms. Findings indicated that 38% of those with a diagnosis of a Major Depressive Disorder were misclassified as having CFS using the new CDC definition. Given the CDC’s stature and respect in the scientific world, this new definition might be widely used by investigators and clinicians. This might result in the erroneous inclusion of people with primary psychiatric conditions in CFS samples, with detrimental consequences for the interpretation of epidemiologic, etiologic, and treatment efficacy findings for people with CFS

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