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News NICE guideline: full text of British Psychological Society press release | NICE guideline: full text of British Psychological Society press release |
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Psychologists criticise NICE guidelines for those with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The British Psychological Society has criticised the recommendations outlined in NICE guidelines for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), ahead of judicial review which is due to begin this week. The Society feels that the three therapies recommended by NICE in its guidelines (published in August 2007) do not recognise the multifaceted nature of CFS and the different ways in which individuals respond to this illness.
"NICE has offered three treatments in its guidelines that limit psychologists to a comparatively inflexible regime which we feel is not appropriate for many patients with CFS.
We believe psychologists have more to offer people with CFS and are disappointed that NICE rejected the alternative treatments we suggested, despite the fact that they were based on sound scientific evidence, including randomized controlled trials."
Dr Martin Crawshaw, Chair of the Society’s Professional Practice Board, added: "Activity management is untested and there is no advice for those who cannot increase activity levels, while advocating CBT and GET limits a flexible approach. In some cases all some patients need is a brief period of counselling, support and information about a practice called pacing – the aim of which is to balance rest and activity to avoid making fatigue and other symptoms worse.
If psychology is to take over the majority of the work regarding the management of CFS patients then we need to be able to use our judgement."
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