Trials, Tribulations and Myths: An Exploration of the Experiences of Women with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

According to an abstract submitted by the author to the Second Meeting of National Leaders in Women's Health, held February 27 - March 1, 1997, at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome presents a modern medical enigma, challenging popular understandings of disease and illness. Questions as to the origin of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome plague researchers to the point of examining whether it is even a disease at all. Yet, amidst all of the public and professional debate generally associated with CFS, the nuances of the illness experience have been largely ignored. This neglect potentially contributes to a reductionist presentation of Chronic Fatigue...

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