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https://www.virology.ws/2020/07/02/...MZF5Ru6bW5c0izZmp_dPp5Am8kHebqoQco5TOshjl-ywo
This rubbish had steam coming out of my ears this morning. Quite ruined my early morning coffee! When will these people comprehend the blindingly obvious........? They should stop playing at being scientists and take a job more commensurate with their academic abilities............fruit pickers are desperately needed in the fields at the moment and supermarkets need shelf stackers and packers.
Thank you once again to the wonderful Dr David Tuller for calling out this rubbish.
Here is a snippet.......if you can stand it:
If you can't, they are accusing us of hypochondriasis and by treating our anxiety about our miss-interpretation of our normal bodily functions with CBT, we will be normal again.![Crossed eyes :xeyes: :xeyes:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![PEM/Fatigue :pem: :pem:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![Ill :ill: :ill:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![Bang Head :bang-head: :bang-head:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Of course, this little gem was a product of the academics of Bristol and Oxford. (Embarrassing! On behalf of the UK, may I apologise to the world for the rubbish they produce? )
Trial By Error: Now There’s CBT for ‘Health Anxiety’ in CFS
2 JULY 2020
By David Tuller, DrPH
subjects.
Talk about whack-a-mole! One of the blighters goes silent..............and then up pops a clutch of the wretches.
This rubbish had steam coming out of my ears this morning. Quite ruined my early morning coffee! When will these people comprehend the blindingly obvious........? They should stop playing at being scientists and take a job more commensurate with their academic abilities............fruit pickers are desperately needed in the fields at the moment and supermarkets need shelf stackers and packers.
Thank you once again to the wonderful Dr David Tuller for calling out this rubbish.
Here is a snippet.......if you can stand it:
If you can't, they are accusing us of hypochondriasis and by treating our anxiety about our miss-interpretation of our normal bodily functions with CBT, we will be normal again.
Of course, this little gem was a product of the academics of Bristol and Oxford. (Embarrassing! On behalf of the UK, may I apologise to the world for the rubbish they produce? )
Trial By Error: Now There’s CBT for ‘Health Anxiety’ in CFS
2 JULY 2020
By David Tuller, DrPH
These are the questions they gave to the 'research'In late December, the International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology published an article called “Prevalence and treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and co-morbid severe health anxiety.” This paper, from investigators at the University of Bath and Oxford University, actually included two separate studies documenting the purported relationship between a construct called “health anxiety” and CFS/ME, as the investigators currently refer to the illness in question.
The first study described in the paper is a cross-sectional survey of health anxiety and symptoms in CFS/ME patients. (An acknowledged limitation of cross-sectional data is that they document associations only and do not provide evidence of causation.) The second study described in the paper involves the delivery of a specialized treatment—a cognitive behavior therapy approach that addresses health anxiety, called CBT-HA—to ten patients.
As far as I can tell, the animating hypothesis is more or less the same as that behind the PACE trial, except in this case the psychological entity that is presumed to inhibit patients from engaging in activity is called “health anxiety” rather than something called “fear avoidance.” Health anxiety seems to be essentially a friendlier, less derogatory name for hypochondriasis. Here is how the investigators describe the basis for their intervention:
a) I do not worry about my health.
b) I occasionally worry about my health.
c) I spend much of my time worrying about my health.
d) I spend most of my time worrying about my health.
a) As a rule I am not aware of bodily sensations or changes.
b) Sometimes I am aware of bodily sensations or changes.
c) I am often aware of bodily sensations or changes.
d) I am constantly aware of bodily sensations or changes.
Talk about whack-a-mole! One of the blighters goes silent..............and then up pops a clutch of the wretches.
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