That concerns me deeply, when I read these threads.
I also believe that the best way to beat the psych lobby is to be more reasonable than they are until the science proves them wrong. The science itself will be enough vindication for me.
The only problem with that is they are not going to pack up shop when the science proves them wrong. They are already rolling out CBT to MS patients. They want to dual code in the next DSM ie/ MS + functional somatic disorder. They have a machine to make peacan pie, if peacan pie goes out of fashion they will just make apple pie!
They want to be in every area of medicine doing evaluations of peoples "mental health". They are in schools and work places with their manipulation diagnosing children with every "disorder" they can think of. 5 million American school children go to school eveyday on a pill for ADHD practically by order of the state. Dont give your kids Ritalin and risk the state taking them into care for "parental medical neglect".
They believe that period pain is hysteria (fact) and not being good at maths is "mathematics disorder". There is even a disorder in the DSM which is based on a patient being delusional if they disagree with a psychiatric evaluation.
The scientists can battle out the science of ME but I really think this is a much bigger issue than people realise.
As I stated in an earlier post, " the wheels of science must be allowed to motion without corruption applying the brakes!!
England used to be ruled by the church and the state, now it is the psychs and the state!!