Here is a former patient who was involved in a Walitt in the comment section o the Jeanette Blog we are discussing.
"Thank you for this article. I met Dr. Walitt years ago when he opened the Fibromyalgia Center at Georgetown University Hospital and was recruiting patients for his research. I was referred over from my rheumatologist at the time and very excited to be a part of the research. Then I went to the first day, which involved interviews, an exam, and a lecture. I couldn’t wait to leave and never went back. I was not impressed with the doctor or the program. Mostly I was offended by the continuous lecturing from Dr. Walitt which can be summed up as “you probably did too much and caused fatigue and pain and now you’re depressed and anxious and can’t ever get better because your depression and anxiety make you think you’re sicker than you are.” He was cold, direct, and impatient. I was exhausted, confused, and upset by the whole experience and cried the whole way home. It baffles me that he’s involved at the NIH level and frustrates me to no end to know that he’s involved in anything at all related to CFS/ME and FM."