Problems caused by fibromyalgia.
| Treating the wrong illness |
| Expanding the base of fibromyalgia patients |
| Expanding unnecessary, marginally effective treatment |
| Increasing medical costs and treatments |
| Increasing disability |
| Corrupting scientific research |
| Corrupting the dissemination of scientific information |
| Changing psychosomatic illness into compensable disease |
| Confusing correlation with causation |