neweimear
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Interested in views regarding psych brigade's hold on ME/CFS? Is their grip loosening? I haven't the brainpower to keep reading all the threads, it seems like one step forward, two steps back...
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Interested in views regarding psych brigade's hold on ME/CFS? Is their grip loosening? I haven't the brainpower to keep reading all the threads, it seems like one step forward, two steps back...
This has been known for decades. The CBT/GET claim has capitalised on this by promising cheap therapy. Its always been amazing the governments and bureaucracy, world wide, have accepted the arguments and not kept track of costs and changes in costs. Given how deeply and how many times bureaucracy has failed to track tangible improvements from CBT/GET I have no assurance they will see reason until the evidence is egregiously obvious and right in front of them.End of the day @alex3619 it comes down to money. ME/CFS costs the UK a lot of money in healthcare/social security costs
This is global, and compounded by poor diagnostic criteria or even no diagnostic criteria at the point of diagnosis. There is too much that is not known. However, as a case in point, there should be records as to how many receiving benefits under DWP, albeit many probably failed in their application for assistance. Of those it is very likely there are records as to how many received CBT or GET or both. Of those, there will be records as to how many no longer needed benefits. All of these are most likely not in a central database format, and would require additional investigation to find out how effective these approaches are, in real terms.at least in the UK- is that there has not been very good surveillance of ME/CFS
The recent debate in parliament highlights that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=UwCEvnXZTlA&app=desktopBut the spotlight is starting to shine on it.
the only time the uk government move quickly is when raising taxes .everything else is done at a snails pace unless there are very wealthy vested interest at work.End of the day @alex3619 it comes down to money. ME/CFS costs the UK a lot of money in healthcare/social security costs. If high quality, credible evidence that proves the illness is organic in origin is presented to the UKs NICE committee there will be a huge shift in favour of sufferers. UK Gov can move quickly to get things done when it has a financial incentive to do so.