The Puzzle Solver: A Scientist's Desperate Quest to Cure the Illness that Stole His Son by Tracie White.
Alternative title in the UK: Waiting For Superman: One Family's Struggle to Survive - and Cure - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (expected publication 4 February, 2021).
This is a nonfiction book...
https://www.indjsp.org/text.asp?2020/36/5/189/297158
I thought this was an interesting/poignant statistic and quote. I couldn't fit it all in the title.
I figured this book deserved its own thread even though it's a few years old.
It's a wonderful memoir by Elisabeth Tova Bailey from when she was bedridden with ME and starts researching snails when a friend brings here one from outdoors.
From the presentation of the book on its website
While...
I have just received a copy of Jörgen Malmquist's book on ME/CFS, "Trött hela livet. Sjukdomen ME". In English: "Tired all life. The illness ME". I have just glanced through the text, but I directly noticed that it is full of straw men. He attributes weird statements to opponents, doesn't...
Annoying sales pitch of this psychiatrist's book "Understanding and Treating Chronic Fatigue: A Practical Guide for Patients, Families, and Practitioners (Praeger, 2020).
He's also conducted a small trial ten years ago on CFS and the ADHD drug lisdexamfetamine (LDX).
Perhaps the central tension...
"
A new charity anthology, featuring stories about John Hurt’s incarnation of the Doctor, is available to buy now.
Regenerations initially finds the Doctor during the Time War, the legendary battle between the Time Lords and the Daleks, but then further explores the Doctor’s previous lives."
"...
I don't know if I've read that before.
I found some of it available on Amazon, so copied over the images I could get there. Sometimes different people can access different pages [edit - sorry for going OT with this, the chapter was longer than I expected].
I couldn't access p 384...
Ragnhild Holmås has suffered from ME for nine years.
She is now publishing a book where she challenges prejudice against chronic and invisible illnesses. She's inspired by Maya Dusenbery and her method is to use a combination of humour and information.
There will probably be several articles...
Embodied: The psychology of physical sensation
by Christopher Eccleston
Oxford University Press 2015
E-book: https://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198727903.001.0001/acprof-9780198727903
Chapter 6 about fatigue deals with "chronic fatigue" as identical with "Chronic...
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Chapter:
The psychiatric assessment of the medical patient
Author(s):
Jane Walker
...
not recommending the book but.......
https://www.scribd.com/book/443434408/Thinking-And-Eating-For-Two-The-Science-of-Using-Systems-1-and-2-Thinking-to-Nourish-Self-and-Symbionts
The book is set for release in spring 2020
full article here
https://www.shropshirestar.com/entertainment/telford-entertainment/2019/11/25/telford-woman-releases-book-to-help-children-understand-adult-illness/
Mayo Clinic Guide to Fibromyalgia: Strategies to Take Back Your Life By A. Abril M.D. & B.K. Bruce Ph.D. L.P., Mayo Clinic Press (2019)
I have not read it but when looking for information on what Fibromyalgia is, I liked what I read.
Pg. 15
Hi everyone,
A prominent Dutch psychiatrist Bram Bakker has written a book where he published a critical chapter about PACE, CBT/GET and pro Mark Vink.
I can't post the whole chapter here but it would be great if you could help me retweet the quote I posted so it gets the attention it needs...
I know a few of us follow Samei Huda on Twitter. He's a nice guy and has been quite supportive re ME.
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-medical-model-in-mental-health-9780198807254?cc=qa&lang=en&#
There is apparently mention of 'CFS'.
Has anyone read the book? Would anyone be able...
'Looking Forward' to Another Year of ME....
This Chronic Elephant Blog is about how coping with the daunting prospect of another year of ME:
https://thechronicelephant.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/hippy-pants.html
I was recently sent a free book from NIHR as a 'thank you' for the past work I had done for them as a patient rep.
The book is entitled, 'Testing Treatments - Better Research for Better Healthcare' and is authored by Imogen Evans, Hazel Thornton, Iain Chalmers and Paul Glazziou.
I haven't had...
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