Tag Archives: PACE

Rethinking the standard of care for ME/CFS

Rethinking the standard of care for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Fred Friedberg, Madison Sunnquist, Luis Nacul in Journal of General Internal Medicine, Published online: 21 October 2019 [doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05375-y ]   Article abstract: For over two decades, the standard of … Continue reading

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Tuller says FITNET fraught with misrepresentations & methodological problems

Virology blog post, by David Tuller, 21 November 2016: Trial By Error, Continued: The New FITNET Trial for Kids The article challenges: the failure of PACE researchers to acknowledge failings of PACE the unproven use of CBT to reverse false … Continue reading

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Studies on CBT & GET for ME/CFS are misleading, says Swedish prof

Article abstract: There have been a number of studies on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Graded Exercise Therapy (GET) for ME/CFS based on a treatment model where the disease is perpetuated by cognitive processes. Although the studies are flawed and … Continue reading

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FITNET trial reporting is misleading

Major charities and individuals have joined WAMES in expressing concern about the nature of the FITNET trial being run by Prof Esther Crawley, the lack of objective analysis in the media coverage and the questionable results from the original Dutch trial. WAMES does … Continue reading

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