Quick letter I sent Prof. Stephen Holgate following "Fighting over fatigue"

[Tom Kindlon]

OK, this didn't take much time and effort so not sure it deserves its own thread. But I wanted to get it off my chest.

(This is a quick letter I sent to Prof. Holgate after reading "Fighting over fatigue": http://mosaicscience.com/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-me )

Subject: "Part of the problem has been that patients have been seeking a single treatment for a single problem"

Dear Prof. Holgate,

I don’t know what the evidence is for this claim:
“Part of the problem has been that patients have been seeking a single treatment for a single problem."

Patients have lots of ideas about what is the problem and what might work and don’t necessarily think that there will be a single treatment that works for everyone.

However, there is a group that this does apply: those who say graded exercise therapy and CBT based on graded exercise therapy is the answer.

Maybe you could reflect on that. This is a clear case where it’s people from the CBT/GET school of thought you should be challenging but instead you attack patients. Why are you doing this?

All the best,

Tom Kindlon

 

[BurnA]

OK, this didn't take much time and effort so not sure it deserves its own thread. But I wanted to get it off my chest.

(This is a quick letter I sent to Prof. Holgate after reading "Fighting over fatigue": http://mosaicscience.com/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-me )

Succinct and direct. Let's see if he replies.

 

[ukxmrv]

Thank you Tom!

 

[Sidereal]

I think Holgate really needs to clarify those remarks he made to the journalist. What constitutes harassment? Criticising inaccurate claims by researchers? What Coyne is doing on blog & twitter? Our comments here on Phoenix Rising?

 

[Esther12]

I think Holgate really needs to clarify those remarks he made to the journalist. What constitutes harassment? Criticising inaccurate claims by researchers? What Coyne is doing on blog & twitter? Our comments here on Phoenix Rising?

Couldn't agree more. There were a lot of very worrying aspects to Holgate's comments in that article.

 

[BurnA]

I think Holgate really needs to clarify those remarks he made to the journalist. What constitutes harassment? Criticising inaccurate claims by researchers? What Coyne is doing on blog & twitter? Our comments here on Phoenix Rising?

It's harassment if you question anything.
You are now guilty of 4 counts of harassment from that post alone.

 

[Tom Kindlon]

There's a full Phoenix Rising thread on the article here: http://forums.phoenixrising.me/inde...ly-understand-chronic-fatigue-syndrome.41131/

 

[A.B.]

Holgate: wolf in a sheep's clothing or just victim of poor journalism?

 

[Woolie]

Just wanted to add I quite liked the graphic image in the article @Tom Kindlon is referring to:
http://mosaicscience.com/sites/defa...c/CFS_Mosaic_Body_Luke Best.jpg?itok=rkRo_uRk

It really beats the usual gorgeous young woman having a snooze on her desk.

Probably copyrighted, but wouldn't take much to do something with a similar theme.