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The concept of ‘illness without disease’ impedes understanding of CFS: a response to Sharpe & Greco

Posted on 06/08/2020 by wames

The concept of ‘illness without disease’ impedes understanding of chronic fatigue syndrome: a response to Sharpe and Greco, by Steven Lubet, David Tuller in BMJ Medical Humanities. Published Online First: 01 June 2020. [doi: 10.1136/medhum-2019-011807]   Article abstract: In a … Continue reading →

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Conceptualising illness & disease: reflections on Sharpe & Greco

Posted on 02/06/2020 by wames

Conceptualising illness and disease: reflections on Sharpe and Greco (2019), by Carolyn Wilshire , Tony Ward in BMJ …Medical Humanities [Published Online First: 11 December 2019] doi: 10.1136/medhum-2019-011756   Article abstract: In a recent paper, Sharpe and Greco suggest that … Continue reading →

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CFS – an illness without disease?

Posted on 08/05/2019 by wames

CFS – an illness without disease? In a recent paper psychologist Prof Michael Sharpe and sociologist Monica Greco discuss CFS as an ‘illness without disease’ in comparison to cancer, a known disease, and argued that, while illness-focused treatments like CBT … Continue reading →

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