Fibromyalgia Resource

Fibromyalgia (FM) & work disability: Is FM a disabling disorder?

05-10-1996

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Fibromyalgia appears to be an increasingly important source of disability claims and payments. Twenty-five percent of patients seen in rheumatology clinics have received disability payments. Yet fibromyalgia is a clinical rather than a legal construct, and there remain very important limitations regarding the reliability and validity of diagnosis and severity assessments outside of the clinic and in the medico-legal setting. Even so, preparation of disability assessments that cover key requirements can provide substantial assistance to disability adjudicators.

Wolfe F, Potter J

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