Welcome to the forum @Docsimsim. It's great to have you here, and well done on your work for people with ME.
FITNET's Internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is Ineffective... by Ghatineh and Vink
Welcome @Docsimsim .
I read your paper via PR last year -from the mother if a teenager affected it was much appreciated.
I think at the time i commented that cbt was deployed on the same basis that French is still the main second language taught in schools- not because it is remotely of any use, but because we have lots of people trained to teach it.
Sadly it looks as though we are heading towards extending the infrastructure and staff to deal with lots of other relabelled illnesses too - especially sad when recent research questions the efficacy of standard cbt ( not even the special kind ) .
It' s a bit like Stalin renaming towns in a revisionist historical stance.
Sadly i think psychology is heading the same way as phrenology...
I read your paper via PR last year -from the mother if a teenager affected it was much appreciated.
I think at the time i commented that cbt was deployed on the same basis that French is still the main second language taught in schools- not because it is remotely of any use, but because we have lots of people trained to teach it.
Sadly it looks as though we are heading towards extending the infrastructure and staff to deal with lots of other relabelled illnesses too - especially sad when recent research questions the efficacy of standard cbt ( not even the special kind ) .
It' s a bit like Stalin renaming towns in a revisionist historical stance.
Sadly i think psychology is heading the same way as phrenology...
Jan
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Welcome to S4ME @Docsimsim so glad you've joined us 
Hi @Docsimsim, welcome to the forum. Thank you for you excellent papers that help in the fight against the BPS travesty of science that does so much harm.
It's great to have more good scientists joining us. I am sorry that you are so sick. Let's hope the good biomedical science find something to help us all soon.
It's great to have more good scientists joining us. I am sorry that you are so sick. Let's hope the good biomedical science find something to help us all soon.
Docsimsim
Established Member (Voting Rights)
Thank you, yes I agree on your analogy re CBTese and French as second language. Really sorry to hear that your teenage daughter has ME. Sending you my best wishes and a virtual hug to your daughter too xx
This is not the sideways move that bodes well for children @chicaguapa
@afme through their advocacy with falsely accused families, and recent stances may consider a Facebook post to confirm their views. Many parents will have significant concerns.
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/ccah/news/2018/leadership-change.html
@afme through their advocacy with falsely accused families, and recent stances may consider a Facebook post to confirm their views. Many parents will have significant concerns.
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/ccah/news/2018/leadership-change.html
chicaguapa
Senior Member (Voting Rights)
My daughter has been having weekly CBT for over 6 months. It's been great for her to have that support where so little is available from elsewhere, but it's had zero effect on her illness.
If you have a good therapist it can be good at confidence building and validation. Unfortunately our experience at CAMHS after bullying ( pre ME) was pretty awful.