Norway

Norway

Research

• 2014, Two age peaks in the incidence of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: a population-based registry study from Norway 2008-2012 (Full Text)
• 2016, Comorbidities treated in primary care in children with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: A nationwide registry linkage study from Norway (Full text)
• 2017, From good health to illness with post-infectious fatigue syndrome: a qualitative study of adults’ experiences of the illness trajectory: a qualitative study of adults’ experiences of the illness trajectory (Full Text)

Researchers

• Anne Marit Mengshoel
• Elin Bolle Strand
• Harald Nyland
• Inger Johanne Bakken
• Ingrid Bergliot Helland
• Karl Tronstad
• Lillebeth Larun
• Olav Mella
• Peter Johnsen
• Willy Eriksen
• Øystein Fluge

Access to care

How many hospitals and doctors, which diagnose and treat M E (estimate):

Rehabilitation offers for ME sufferers:

Government Apology to ME/CFS Patients

• 2015, M.E. awareness news from Norway – PM gave opening speech at awareness event
  • “We haven’t had anything to offer to this group, and they have been met with negligence in the health care system. This is because there have been a lot of prejudices towards this illness; that this is the result of a psychologically, almost wanted illness”, Solberg said in her interview to Norwegian national television, NRK. “It really is a scandal. The patients have been met with a lack of respect just because we haven’t had enough knowledge. The worst thing is that we haven’t worked very hard to get this knowledge either. It is important that the health care system make research on ME a priority”
• 2011, Norway's Directorate of Health Apologises for Treatment of ME Patients

Patient groups

• ME-Forskning
• Norges ME Forening

Notable patients

• Ellen Piro

Notable advocates and allies

• Ellen Piro
• Jørgen Jelstad

Clinicians

• Harald Nyland

Clinics

ME/CFS-senteret ved Oslo universitetssykehus

See also

• 2004 Bergen, Norway outbreak
• Cochrane Collaboration
• EUROMENE

cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) - A type of psychotherapy geared toward modifying alleged unhealthy thinking, behaviors or illness beliefs. One of the treatment arms used in the controversial PACE trial.

graded exercise therapy (GET) - A gradual increase in exercise or activity, according to a pre-defined plan. Focuses on overcoming the patient's alleged unhelpful illness beliefs that exertion can exacerbate symptoms, rather than on reversing physical deconditioning. Considered controversial, and possibly harmful, in the treatment or management of ME. One of the treatment arms of the controversial PACE trial.