ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 15h1 🇳🇴) In this Norwegian study, therapists using a psychosomatic approach to ME/CFS expressed "concern about how current approaches might be viewed if future research were to establish a treatable biological dysfunction." 56216
Wanda Monroe @wandamocats.bsky.social · 12hDoctors are worried about their reputation without doing anything to ensure their reputation is good. No ethical code. The way they treat certain groups of patients is disgusting. ME/CFS & patients with disabilities & chronic painful diseases are treated like shit. They've made medical care unsafe. 081
ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 15h2) The study interviewed 16 healthcare professionals who take a 'psychologically and behaviourally informed approach' and believe that this helps patients recover from ME/CFS. The interviews give insight into their experience, how they view patients and their approach. 1270
Oevie @oevie.eurosky.social · 15hIn the Netherlands, the advertising slogan "We, the people at Toilet Duck, recommend Toilet Duck" was used in a campaign that ended in 1996. Over 30 years later, the slogan is still being used as a general saying to dispute the independence of "expert" statements when they align with self-interest. 1140
SWA @swalexander.bsky.social · 11hThis paper revisits psychological and behavioural approaches to ME/CFS without convincing evidence that they lead to recovery. Reframing these approaches does not address their evidentiary limitations or the physical suffering patients experience. 070
