Tag Archives: Dr Keith Geraghty
The harms done by the biopsychosocial model of ME
Letter in response to: Chronic fatigue syndrome: is the biopsychosocial model responsible for patient dissatisfaction and harm?, by John Peters, patient, 31 July 2016 Geraghty & Esmail are right to draw attention to the harm done to the doctor-patient relationship … Continue reading
CFS – is the biopsychosocial model responsible for patient dissatisfaction and harm?
Article extracts: In 1977 George Engel wrote about the need for an ‘integrated approach’ in medicine that moved the focus beyond biological mechanisms of disease to include all pertinent aspects of illness presentation, setting out a ‘biopsychosocial model’.1 Around the … Continue reading
The ‘all in the mind’ myth of ME/CFS
Nursing in practice article, by Dr Keith Geraghty, 27 June 2016: The ‘all in the mind’ myth of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome Health professionals should be made aware that ME/CFS is not a psychological illness and in order to improve … Continue reading
Doing research in ME/CFS with ME/CFS
Article introduction: My name is Dr. Keith Geraghty, I am an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Manchester in the Centre for Primary Care. My main research interests are patient safety and harms, doctor-patient relations, medically unexplained illness and ME/CFS … Continue reading
