alex3619
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Oh dear, psychogenic medicine is really about the gaps in knowledge. Its STILL being claimed that MS has psychogenic components.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life...hen-the-mind-causes-real-pain/article9265237/
I do note that "functional neurological disorders" is becoming a common buzzphrase used in the UK according to the reports I have been getting.
Evidence for psychobabble is like the man on the stairs, who wasn't there:
The other day upon the stair,
I saw a man who wasn't there,
He wasn't there again today,
My gosh I wish he'd go away!
This started as a post at: http://forums.phoenixrising.me/inde...gue-syndrome-a-meme-18-june-2014.30944/page-8
We need to understand what happened to psychogenic claims in MS, and are still happening, its the best example we have of what is going on in ME but with the perspective of maybe forty years advances in medical science over what ME has.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life...hen-the-mind-causes-real-pain/article9265237/
Canadian expert Anthony Lang, director of the division of neurology at the University of Toronto, says the prevalence of psychogenic illnesses may be greatly underestimated. Even patients who have organic neurological problems, such as Parkinson’s disease or multiple sclerosis, often have what is called “psychogenic overlay” or “functional overlay,” where they experience enhanced symptoms or additional symptoms that are unrelated to their primary problem, he says.
In some cases, the underlying psychological triggers are never found. For this reason, Lang and other experts are arguing that the label “psychogenic” should be scrapped in favour of the term “functional neurological disorders.”
The good news is that it is possible for patients to make a full recovery with proper treatment, which may include medication, psychotherapy and physiotherapy. But Lang notes that an early diagnosis is important; continuous testing and consultations tend to reinforce and prolong the illness, he says.
(My bolding)I do note that "functional neurological disorders" is becoming a common buzzphrase used in the UK according to the reports I have been getting.
Evidence for psychobabble is like the man on the stairs, who wasn't there:
The other day upon the stair,
I saw a man who wasn't there,
He wasn't there again today,
My gosh I wish he'd go away!
This started as a post at: http://forums.phoenixrising.me/inde...gue-syndrome-a-meme-18-june-2014.30944/page-8
We need to understand what happened to psychogenic claims in MS, and are still happening, its the best example we have of what is going on in ME but with the perspective of maybe forty years advances in medical science over what ME has.