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Williams, D. S. (2016)
Wow. So, if you want to find out what they're teaching their students, here is a doctoral thesis out of UWE Bristol that introduces so much awfulness so fast, it may make your brain explode. Be forewarned.
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis or Encephalopathy (ME) translates to pain and an inflammation
of the brain and spinal cord (Campling and Sharpe, 2008). However, to date there is limited
biological evidence of any inflammation or conclusive biological markers (Hamilton et al,
2005), so the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggested a more
accurately named Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) in the late 1980’s (Arroll and Senior,
2008).
I love that the 'lack of evidence to date' citation is 11 years old. Uh, Maes? Hornig and Lipkin? Newton? No, no, never mind, most of that has happened in the past 10 years, and is therefore immaterial; and the name created in the 1980s needs no updating because it is accurate and wise.
They're not even trying anymore. The student goes on to say that people prefer the label ME "as it sounds more medicalised" and uses "CFS/ME" to describe the illness because "that is what is used in the literature".
I guess she's reading papers by the same three authors over and over again, as that is the least common name.
Criminey, this woman is currently out in the world and practicing psychology.
-J
Wow. So, if you want to find out what they're teaching their students, here is a doctoral thesis out of UWE Bristol that introduces so much awfulness so fast, it may make your brain explode. Be forewarned.
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis or Encephalopathy (ME) translates to pain and an inflammation
of the brain and spinal cord (Campling and Sharpe, 2008). However, to date there is limited
biological evidence of any inflammation or conclusive biological markers (Hamilton et al,
2005), so the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggested a more
accurately named Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) in the late 1980’s (Arroll and Senior,
2008).
I love that the 'lack of evidence to date' citation is 11 years old. Uh, Maes? Hornig and Lipkin? Newton? No, no, never mind, most of that has happened in the past 10 years, and is therefore immaterial; and the name created in the 1980s needs no updating because it is accurate and wise.
They're not even trying anymore. The student goes on to say that people prefer the label ME "as it sounds more medicalised" and uses "CFS/ME" to describe the illness because "that is what is used in the literature".
I guess she's reading papers by the same three authors over and over again, as that is the least common name.
Criminey, this woman is currently out in the world and practicing psychology.
-J