# Monbiot: ME sufferers abandoned and gaslighted by health system

In a Guardian opinion column, George Monbiot argues that people with ME/CFS have been systematically abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted by doctors, researchers and institutions. He says the illness, which affects hundreds of thousands of people, has long been treated as psychological rather than physical, leaving patients without adequate care or research funding.

**Importance:** 3/5

## Sources

### Health
- [The Guardian Health](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/24/abandoned-dismissed-and-gaslighted-me-sufferers-betrayed) — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 05:00:08 GMT