Russell Fleming (ME Association) and Katherine Langford (Action for ME Volunteer)
We’re pleased to share the September 2026 update on the British Psychological Society (BPS) ME/CFS Guidelines.
“We have been carrying out further analysis of the responses to our survey about what people with ME/CFS want psychologists to know to support both the guidelines and a planned research paper. Participants have said very clearly that the guidelines must recognise ME/CFS is a biological illness that cannot be cured by psychological methods. The role of psychology is support. The survey has identified multiple different ways that psychologists can potentially give that support and help people with ME/CFS…”