[CFS Roster]  

The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ Fibromyalgia Syndrome [CFS SEP] continuing Special Emphasis Panel [SEP] reviews applications in the multiple disciplines applied to studies of the causes, manifestations and treatments of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, the Fibromyalgia Syndrome and other chronic polysystemic morbidity syndromes.

Specific areas covered by CFS:

• Etiopathogenesis and diagnosis
  
  
• Ameliorative and therapeutic interventions
  
  
• Health Services
  
  
• Disciplines involved/evaluated, include aspects of Allergology, Alternative Medicine, Behavioral Sciences, Chiropractic Medicine, Diagnostic Laboratory Sciences, Epidemiology, Homeopathic Medicine, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Medicinal Chemistry, Microbiology, Neurology, Occupational Therapy, Osteopathic Medicine, Pharmacology, Physical Therapy, Psychiatry, Psychology, Psychopharmacology, Rheumatology, and Virology  

CFS has the following shared interests outside the MOSS IRG:

• Since the etiology of CFS, FMS and the related conditions remains undefined, the applications reviewed by this group range over the wide array of disciplines listed above, and individually are frequently multidisciplinary. Since there is the potential for overlap with many other study sections, the principal determining factor for referral to this panel should be the major emphasis of the application being on the study of one of the chronic polysystemic morbidity syndromes identified in this group.