Let me remind you of the thread title you chose for this thread, I don’t believe I’m superimposing anything.
The dictionary will tell you there is a difference between shame and animosity:
Shame = the distress arising from the consciousness of doing something wrong, dishonorable, improper or ridiculous.
Animosity = a strong feeling of dislike or hatred.
I know that we sometimes see animosity directed towards Wessely and Co on the ME/CFS forums; but don't assume that the idea I am toying with is intended to promote it.
But perhaps you have inadvertently highlighted why some people seem to be expressing strong opinions against this idea: perhaps people are construing "shaming" as an aggressive act, attacking someone. But I am using the normal dictionary definition of "shame", where the feeling of shame is something that an individual's own conscience actually produces.
We have Jane Colby of Tymes Trust in the UK talking publicly about dealing with at least 200 cases,
I am not familiar with her work, but I've just had a quick look at the
Tymes Trust website, and I am sure she does a good job.
However, does Colby detail the offending hospitals and psychiatrists/psychologists/pediatricians? Does she quantify the extent of the problem, and detail in which areas or institutions it most occurs, which is the sort of information I was hoping to gather? I had a quick look, but could not find anything like that.
I think the difficulty with relying on people such as Dr Nigel Speight is that they have to tread very carefully, and may be pulled up by the GMC if they start criticizing other medical professionals. Dr Speight has already been pulled up by the GMC for trying to help a child damaged by GET.
There are likely other practicing doctors out there who know these pediatrician psychs are causing problems, but professional etiquette (and fear of the consequences) prevents them from speaking out.