Another paper in the Annals of Internal Medicine calls chronic Lyme a "functional somatic syndrome, " similar to other nebulous ailments like Gulf War Syndrome, chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia.

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For example, Frances said DSM-5 would mislabel one in four people with chronic pain and irritable bowel syndrome with the DSM-5's newly created "somatic symptom disorder, " which is diagnosed when a person has spent at least six months steadily thinking of and being anxious about their medical illness.

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