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Peter Kemp shows UK press articles that glorified the exaggerated results of the PACE trial.
The SMC have experts available for commenting on specific areas of science news. Their ‘expert’ for media comment on ME/CFS related news stories is Professor Sir Simon Wessely. Professor Wessely was a PACE Trial Centre Leader, member of the PACE Trial Management Group and collaborated in the design and execution of the research. For many years he has expressed his controversial opinion that ME/CFS are psychological illnesses that can be treated with GET and CBT. His bias is irrefutable and perpetuates to the present day. The Principal Investigators of the PACE Trial, Professors Peter White, Michael Sharpe and Trudie Chalder are all part of the ‘wessely-school’, i.e., supporters of Professor Wessely’s ideas. Professor Wessely has conducted and co-authored research into ME/CFS with all the PACE Trial Principal Investigators amounting to dozens of publications.
Therefore it was not surprising to many ME/CFS patients that media reporting of the PACE Trial was grossly biased. It is what might be expected when an organisation that promises ‘balanced’ coverage, gives an influential position to someone who is known for their bias.
Peter Kemp shows UK press articles that glorified the exaggerated results of the PACE trial.
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