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The risk of labelling CFS symptoms as unhelpful cognitive responses
The risk of labelling CFS symptoms as unhelpful cognitive responses, by Michiel Tack in Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry 1–2 [Published June 18, 2019] https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104519853849 Letter to the editor: Loades, M. E., Rimes, K., Lievesley, K., Ali, S., & … Continue reading
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Tagged adolescents, behavioural responses, boom and bust behaviour, catastrophising, damage beliefs, fear avoidance, Maria E Loades, Michiel Tack, PEM, perpetuating factors, Post-exertional malaise, symptom focusing, teenagers
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Challenging claims that fearful avoidance beliefs about activity in ME & CFS can be targeted with CBT/GET.
Cognitive-behavorial and graded exercise therapies for chronic fatigue (syndrome) are associated with lower levels of work/school attendance, by Frank N M Twisk in J Behav Med [Published online 28 March 2019] Psychological and demographic factors associated with fatigue and social … Continue reading
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Tagged CBT, children, cognitive behavioural therapy, fear avoidance, Frank NM Twisk, GET, graded exercise therapy, Lucy Adamczyk, Mary Burgess, Prof Trudie Chalder, Sheila Ali, young people
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Fear & avoidance or a desire for participation? a look at PEM
Livets bilder blog post, by Swedish blogger, 29 October 2016: Fear and avoidance or a desire for participation? A cardinal symptom of ME/CFS is Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM): “There is an inappropriate loss of physical and mental stamina, rapid muscular and … Continue reading
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Tagged coping, fear avoidance, livets bilder, pain, PEM, Post-exertional malaise
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In ME/CFS fear of exercise is a reasonable, knowledgeable, and learned response to a noxious stimulus
Prof Mark VanNess responds to the study published in the Lancet claiming that fear of exercise hinders recovery in CFS, in the Just ME blog: I was saddened to see the press releases regarding the ME/CFS studies from Kings College … Continue reading
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Tagged exercise, fear avoidance, Just ME blog, Prof Mark VanNess, rehabilitation
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Claims of ‘fear avoidance’ in ME are misleading
Following the publication of the latest PACE trail paper in the Lancet on 13th January, there has been a flurry of media reports, many of which promote the findings as good news. Other articles counter the claims saying: people with ME are … Continue reading
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Tagged CBT, cognitive behavioural therapy, energy management, fear avoidance, GET, graded exercise therapy, ME Association, ME research, PACE trial
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