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Free full text: https://www.opastpublishers.com/open-access-articles/treatment-harms-to-patients-with-myalgic-encephalomyelitischronic-fatigue-syndrome.pdf ISSN: 2640-4133 DOI: 10.33140/ABBSR.06.01.01 Treatment Harms to Patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome David...

Abstract : The purpose of this article is to review the evidence of similar symptomatology of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC). Reanalysis of data from a study by Jason comparing symptom reports from two groups of...

The Rise and Fall of the Psychosomatic Approach to Medically Unexplained Symptoms, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Free fulltext (preprint) https://psyarxiv.com/jpzaw/ Citation: David F Marks. (2022). The Rise and Fall of the Psychosomatic Approach to Medically...

The science media centre has played an important role in stigmatising CFS patients, and anyone critical of PACE and related work, so it's always interesting to look at how they present themselves. Someone sent me this old report recently, and while it's not that interesting or relevant to us, I...

Abstract The American Psychiatric Association’s, 2013 DSM-5 abandoned the use of the term ‘medically unexplained symptoms’ for non-neurological disorders. In the UK, treatments for various medical illnesses with unexplained aetiology, such as chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome...

Abstract The Wessely School’s (WS) approach to medically unexplained symptoms, myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome (MUS/MECFS) is critically reviewed using scientific criteria. Based on the ‘Biopsychosocial Model’, the WS proposes that patients’ dysfunctional beliefs...

"Treatment harms to patients with ME/CFS" Quote: - Despite evidence of physiological and cellular abnormalities in myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME)/chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), the dominant therapeutic approach has been cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and graded exercise therapy (GET)...

https://davidfmarks.com/2021/03/08/me-cfs-as-a-breakdown-in-homeostasis/ Here I present a new theory of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), a disabling and complex illness affecting tens of millions of people worldwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

This is a powerful editorial by David Marks, asking for the establishment of a National Research Integrity Ombudsperson to investigate allegations of misconduct. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1359105318820931 It accompanies this paper: Personality and fatal diseases...

Scientific Fraud at London University Within UL itself, there is intense rivalry between the member colleges, the Medical Schools, the Schools and departments within those colleges, research groups and units within departments, and finally, between individual academics. The white heat of...

New post today from David F. Marks. The PACE Trial: A Catalogue of Errors Rarely in the history of clinical medicine have doctors and patients been placed to bitterly at loggerheads. The dispute had been a long time coming. ETA:

In spite of the lack of empirical support, the Psychological Theory of ME/CFS lives on. ME/CFS patients are subjected to CBT and GET. Patients and patient organisations protest about the treatments and are opposed to the Psychological Theory. Perhaps Psychologists needs to turn the...

Being too sick today to write the posts, hellos and welcome messages I would like to write, I instead asked the two nearest libraries to buy @Brian Hughes' Psychology in Crisis (just in case you don't know: most libraries have online forms for asking to buy a book ), and opened this thread...

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