[Table, The costs attached to false diagnoses]. - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (or Encephalopathy)

False positives	False negatives
Stress associated with a diagnosis	Cost of initial CFS/ME treatment/management	Condition has deteriorated over time	Cost of treating/managing incorrect condition
Delayed treatment/management of true condition	Increased cost of treating true condition if this has become more severe	–	Increased cost of treating CFS/ME if this has become more severe

Cover of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (or Encephalopathy)

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (or Encephalopathy): Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (or Encephalopathy) in Adults and Children [Internet].

NICE Clinical Guidelines, No. 53.

National Collaborating Centre for Primary Care (UK).

London: Royal College of General Practitioners (UK); 2007 Aug.

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False positives		False negatives
Individual	Structural	Individual	Structural
Stress associated with a diagnosis	Cost of initial CFS/ME treatment/management	Condition has deteriorated over time	Cost of treating/managing incorrect condition
Delayed treatment/management of true condition	Increased cost of treating true condition if this has become more severe	–	Increased cost of treating CFS/ME if this has become more severe