I just came across this, from 2015:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jul/29/coercing-people-mental-health-problems-work-treatment
Which I completely agree with, but was surprised to see Wessely saying it. Isn't it his sort of work that gets used to refuse benefits to ME/CFS...
Jonathan,
EDS diagnostics have changed since then. See this document. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://ehlers-danlos.com/wp-content/uploads/hEDSvHSD.pdf
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Jonathan, hEDS is not simply hypermobility plus pain and fatigue.
The NHS Choices website page on EDS says:
"People with hEDS may have:
joint hypermobility
loose, unstable joints that dislocate easily
joint pain and clicking joints
extreme tiredness (fatigue)
skin that bruises easily...
I don't find this plausible as an explanation for Jen's remission/recovery. After her thyroidectomy, her ME got WORSE, as well as experiencing new symptoms (those which alerted her to CCI). After her neurosurgeries, all her symptoms got better. It seems clear to me that her remission is related...
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