Buy ME/CFS books and resources
ME/CFS Australia (Victoria) have a number of books and resources available for members and others to buy. All can be ordered using the order form or by ringing the office on (03) 9791 3100.
Bruce Campbell's 'Managing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia' (2010)
Bruce Campbell's follow-up publication to 'A patient's guide to CFS and FM' (2006) encourages people to learn how to manage their pain, fatigue and sleep; pacing; control stress; use problem solving; minimise relapses; manage emotions; and improve relationships. The book is also the key tool in ME/CFS Victoria's self help courses.
Cost: $30
Byron Hyde's 'Missed Diagnoses', 2nd edition (2010)
Thirty years ago when a patient presented to a hospital clinic with unexplained fatigue, any medical school physician would have told the students to search for an occult malignancy, cardiac or other organ disease or chronic infection. The original concepts of searching for occult disease are relevant to patients today with CFS, ME and other fatiguing illnesses.
Cost $25
Sarah Myhill's 'Treating and Diagnosing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome' (2010)
This book contains most of those things which chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients must do to get well. Its aim is to give all CFS sufferers and their therapists the knowledge and the access to tests to get themselves on the road to recovery.
This book is available freely online here: http://www.drmyhill.co.uk/cfs_book.pdf. Printed and bound hard copies are available from the ME/CFS Victoria office for the price of cost recovery only.
Cost: $25
Dr. Don Lewis CD "Latest understanding of causes and treatment of ME/CFS"
Recorded during ME/CFS Awareness Week 2010 at the Melbourne Town Hall, Dr. Don Lewis explains the latest understanding of causes and treatment of ME/CFS, using his knowledge from his work with ME/CFS patients and Professor Kenny de Meirleir. Includes a print out of slides from the presentation
Cost: $12.50 for members of ME/CFS Victoria, $25 for non-members.
MyHealth Organiser
A specially-designed, expandable, recording and communication system presented in an elegant leather-look binder. It educates you on how to obtain maximal benefit from consultations with your healthcare practitioners and guides you towards understanding the benefits of being healthy by getting organised. More information here.
Cost: $30




