Tag Archives: Dr Keith Geraghty

Epistemic injustice in healthcare encounters: evidence from CFS/ME

Posted on 12/06/2016 by wames

Research abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) remains a controversial illness category. This paper surveys the state of knowledge and attitudes about this illness and proposes that epistemic concerns about the testimonial credibility of patients can be articulated … Continue reading →

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Dr Keith Geraghty requests experiences of CBT & GET

Posted on 11/08/2016 by wames

Dr Keith Geraghty, researcher at the University of Manchester (@keithgeraghty) has tweeted at 6:09 p.m. on Mon, Nov 07, 2016: Ever experience adverse reactions to CBT or GET in CFS treatment – email me @ Keith.geraghty@manchester.ac.uk – we want to hear … Continue reading →

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PACE-gate: when clinical trial evidence meets open data access

Posted on 11/07/2016 by wames

Article abstract: Science is not always plain sailing and sometimes the voyage is across an angry sea. A recent clinical trial of treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome (the PACE trial) has whipped up a storm of controversy. Patients claim the … Continue reading →

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CBT in CFS: a narrative review on efficacy and informed consent

Posted on 09/19/2016 by wames

Review abstract: Cognitive behavioural therapy is increasingly promoted as a treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome. There is limited research on informed consent using cognitive behavioural therapy in chronic fatigue syndrome. We undertook a narrative review to explore efficacy and to … Continue reading →

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The harms done by the biopsychosocial model of ME

Posted on 08/10/2016 by wames

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 →

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CFS – is the biopsychosocial model responsible for patient dissatisfaction and harm?

Posted on 08/01/2016 by wames

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 →

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The ‘all in the mind’ myth of ME/CFS

Posted on 06/29/2016 by wames

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 →

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Doing research in ME/CFS with ME/CFS

Posted on 06/02/2016 by wames

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 →

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