The ‘medically unexplained symptoms’ (MUS) concept, CBT & CFS
The ‘medically unexplained symptoms’ syndrome concept and the cognitive-behavioural treatment model, by Michael J Scott , Joan S Crawford , Keith J Geraghty , David F Marks in Journal of…
Research: An alternative model of CBT for CFS/ME
‘A life I can cope with’. An alternative model of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for CFS/ME, by Catherine Clark, Sue Holttum in Health Expectations 2021 [DOI: 10.1111/h ex.13326] Research abstract: Objectives…
Hughes & Tuller challenge study into CBT in a UK specialist CFS clinic
Response to Adamson et al. (2020): ‘Cognitive behavioural therapy for chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome: Outcomes from a specialist clinic in the UK’, by Brian M Hughes and David…
The PACE trial should be retracted because it was seriously unethical
The PACE trial should be retracted, because it was seriously unethical, and the lead investigators continue to deny that, by Dr Neil McFarlane in DrNMblog, 19 March 2021 This was…
Severe ME in children
Severe ME in children, by Nigel Speight in Healthcare Vol 8, #3 p 211, July 14, 2020 [This article belongs to the Special Issue ME/CFS] Guideline abstract The current…
The concept of ‘illness without disease’ impedes understanding of CFS: a response to Sharpe & Greco
The concept of ‘illness without disease’ impedes understanding of chronic fatigue syndrome: a response to Sharpe and Greco, by Steven Lubet, David Tuller in BMJ Medical Humanities. Published Online First:…
The feasibility & acceptability of an early intervention in primary care to prevent CFS in adults
The feasibility and acceptability of an early intervention in primary care to prevent chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in adults: randomised controlled trial, by Hazel O’Dowd, Lucy Beasant, Jenny Ingram, Alan…
Patients’ experiences and effects of non-pharmacological treatment for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome – a scoping mixed methods review
Patients’ experiences and effects of non-pharmacological treatment for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome – a scoping mixed methods review, by Anne Marit Mengshoel, Ingrid Bergliot Helland, Mira Meeus, Jesus Castro-Marrero, Derek…
Investigation into cognitive behavioural therapy for CFS/ME
Investigation into cognitive behavioural therapy for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, by Catherine E Clark . DClinPsych Thesis, Canterbury Christ Church, April 2019 Thesis abstract: Background: In the UK,…
Prevalence & treatment of CFS/ME & co-morbid severe health anxiety
Prevalence and treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME and co-morbid severe health Anxiety, by Jolene Daniels, Paul Salkovskis, Hannah Parker in Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, Nov 2019 Research…