The Journal of Health Psychology has published a short analysis by Graham McPhee on the way that real/objective assessments show that CBT gives no boost to ME/CFS. This is a video to introduce it: Objective Evidence & CFS
Cognitive behaviour therapy and objective assessments in chronic fatigue syndrome, by Graham McPhee in Journal of Health Psychology [First Published June 19, 2017]
Most evaluations of cognitive behavioural therapy to treat people with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis rely exclusively on subjective self-report outcomes to evaluate whether treatment is effective. Few studies have used measures appropriate to assessing whether cognitive behavioural therapy changes in more objective measures.
A review of studies incorporating objective measures suggests that there is a lack of evidence that cognitive behavioural therapy produces any improvement in a patient’s physical capabilities or other objective measures such as return to work.
Future studies of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis should include some objective assessments as primary outcomes. If this is to include activity monitors, we first need a sound baseline dataset.
C.b.t.does not work on m.e.as Thier is to much stress involved with reading & close concentration .I have been told I am not suitable because of this.it can work with depression on its own but combined with m.e. which causes depression can make the m.e. worse.