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One of the members of the advisory committe was also author of the editorial that hailed the PACEtrial in 2011 in The Lancet. So you can imagine what his point of view is. The CBT GET lobby is rather powerful overhere. They are represented on all important levels. There is much at stake such as their scientific careers and the status of the university they all work(ed) for.
Yes it is. The same person who supports Ester Crawley introducing FITNET in the UKThat is the editorial which claimed a 30% recovery rate, and still has not been corrected - that alone should exclude them from any respectable committe.
Now doesn't that sound familiar.Most important problem is that we have certain powers that want to prevent CBTGET will be moved aside. Too much at stake here.
There may be a better translation, but it sounds like we would say "cosying up to each other". There are cruder versions!They have been working together with their UK colleagues more than once. In Dutch: ze spelen elkaar de bal toe. They help each other. The Dutch expression has an unpleasant connotation.