Foreword<br > Fhrougll ]wr own pro}b~siona] and pcrs~>nai experieme wi~i~<br > (Jhroni< F:~tigue Syndrc， mc (CFS or CFIDS)， [)r. Berue hn~<br > c~eve[oVcd ;in intimate ~r~ i t[~oroug[i ~ ~ -<br > ~hc h~，rror， tn~ ~!r~uion， an~[ anger ~ ~ ~ ib， the<br > Frcx~ uce~ c] i i;;t [~ [inn，<br > " If<br > condition ;ire ，gmp]nc ~4: p~.~tr;q.ed~ ~e~ b;/i;mced 1，~ the- ieaIitv<br > of paltialive rlcalmcnt a，.~ci hope for f，.~vure re ~earci~.<br > Mo:，: Amcric::n.~ have hea:.i of CFS， Ch~<>nic Epsteh:-D:::-:<br > I(~EtSV). or V， tp! ~.. ci. ，， ，. know someone stlic~t-rjlL~ tcr ~l:，i i!~t<br > li } * t !ll， "~!"<br > disca，c， lbwever， t[~.c fled~.>，ling ~cicmific literature of (;FS his<br > rc;/chcd i( w pa)icms ;rod ew.:n fewer physicmns. YVhi]e patients<br > vuc ncutely aware of the poteutidly disabling power of the<br > disease， mo>t researc];ers and physicians continue ~o view CFS<br > ns a :iivl;~l anthill on the mountain o( medicine.<br > While scientific research will uhim~tely yield answers to<br > d~e .many unknowns of (2FS， this work is ln!ly a landmark<br > compendium of presem knowledge in the field. For the phvsi.<br > clan， the book present:s an historical summary.-， ieviews theories<br > of pathogcnesis， and outlines current therapeutic 5trutegies.<br > Addilionally， and perhaps more importantly， the amh.，.ir reifies<br >the del~ilita!ing， disalqing effects of the disease and contradic~:~<br >the common perception that ii: is trivia! c，r even none~isrenL<br >Postuia，<cd ctiologi， s of the disease challenge roedica! research-<br >ors to intens@ their e~}brts.<br > Paticms are> presentej with a complete， readable， and<br >c<nprchcnsible sc~f-studv course m CFIDS. Ch~Mters dedicated<br >u~ self;help ~md adjustment to chronic disease are p~rticularly<br >~ :rilica[ f}，r patiems suflerim:! fi om an /ncmable， long-lasting<br >:lisense. ( 7，)mmon p，tfall~ . .~.f selfLdiagnosk.: and >eif;tre ~tment nrc<br > ~Y<br >