Chronic fatigue syndrome clinical practice guidelines

To the Editor: The ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Association of Australia Limited. has expressed its concern over the content of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians' clinical practice guidelines on chronic fatigue syndrome, published as a recent supplement to the Journal.1 Recognising a shared objective to overcome the challenges of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), neither the Association nor the College believes that conflict will provide a useful path to future answers. Accordingly, as the Chairman of the ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Association of Australia and the President (at the time the guidelines were published) of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, we would like to document the common ground we have identified.