This is a New Zealand book so obviously more relevant to our medical and social structure than books written overseas. I feel the book has much more to offer those who are seeking a CFS/ME diagnosis or are newly diagnosed rather than those who have been diagnosed for some time. As a sufferer since 2005 this book really offered me very little, as I have been constantly seeking my own path to wellness, and have already discovered many of the ideas in the book for myself. The technical and medical reference material in seeking a diagnosis is also pretty hard to get your head around if you have the processing issues associated with the condition anyway! Overall all sufferers should find somthing of interest, but it's hard yakker to plow through the book to find it. Maybe better as a reference book for carers, family and the medical profession.