I was interested in the history of the "blame the parents" approach. I found this paper by Lask and Dillon from 1990 which must be one of the earliest.
http://adc.bmj.com/content/archdischild/65/11/1198.full.pdf
It is said that after treatment (resembling a form of GET) "only a few children remain or become chronic invalids and usually they have parents who are unable or unwilling to accept a comprehensive approach to treatment.
Finally, care should be taken by the profession to avoid unnecessarily burdening children and their parents with a diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis or postviral syndrome..."
What makes this interesting is that Dillon is far from being one of the usual suspects, having been the author of the paper on "epidemic neuromyasthenia" at the Hospital for Sick Children, including a report on the illness in seven children, with "at least" four having continuing symptoms at two years, and suggesting that the condition might be underdiagnosed in the community
https://www.researchgate.net/public..._for_Sick_Children_Great_Ormond_Street_London
Sorry if this is off topic, but it seemed useful background info to me.
http://adc.bmj.com/content/archdischild/65/11/1198.full.pdf
It is said that after treatment (resembling a form of GET) "only a few children remain or become chronic invalids and usually they have parents who are unable or unwilling to accept a comprehensive approach to treatment.
Finally, care should be taken by the profession to avoid unnecessarily burdening children and their parents with a diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis or postviral syndrome..."
What makes this interesting is that Dillon is far from being one of the usual suspects, having been the author of the paper on "epidemic neuromyasthenia" at the Hospital for Sick Children, including a report on the illness in seven children, with "at least" four having continuing symptoms at two years, and suggesting that the condition might be underdiagnosed in the community
https://www.researchgate.net/public..._for_Sick_Children_Great_Ormond_Street_London
Sorry if this is off topic, but it seemed useful background info to me.