sentences:  Writing in the "Journal of the American Medical Association" (JAMA) in 1993, Steere and colleagues stated that Lyme disease had become "overdiagnosed" and overtreated.This statement became a rallying point for what advocacy groups call the Lyme disease controversy.In the face of some elements of mainstream medical opinion, some doctors and patient advocacy groups claim that Lyme disease can develop into a chronic disease requiring high doses of antibiotics over long periods of time.