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The role of psychotherapy in the care of ME/CFS
Psychotherapy and ME/CFS A group of European psychologists and researchers say that although ME/CFS is a physical, not a psychosomatic illness, psychotherapeutic help could improve the mental well-being and coping strategies of numerous people with ME/CFS. They suggest a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bettina Grande, Dr Mark Vink, Michael Stingl, pacing, Patrick Gerner, PEM, Post-exertional malaise, Prof Brian M Hughes, psychotherapy, Sabine Hammer, Tilman Grande
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Hughes & Tuller challenge study into CBT in a UK specialist CFS clinic
Response to Adamson et al. (2020): ‘Cognitive behavioural therapy for chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome: Outcomes from a specialist clinic in the UK’, by Brian M Hughes and David Tuller in Journal of Health Psychology April 10, 2021 [doi.org/10.1177/13591053211008203] … Continue reading
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Tagged Alastair Santhouse, CBT, CFS clinic, cognitive behavioural therapy, James Adamson, Prof Brian M Hughes, Prof David Tuller, Prof Simon Wessely, Prof Trudie Chalder, psychotherapy, Sheila Ali, somatoform
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PACE-gate: when clinical trial evidence meets open data access
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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Tagged CBT, cognitive behavioural therapy, data sharing, Dr Keith Geraghty, GET, graded exercise therapy, open access, PACE trial, psychotherapy
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Body-mind therapies for IBS
Research abstract: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most commonly diagnosed gastrointestinal conditions. It represents a significant healthcare burden and remains a clinical challenge. Over the years IBS has been described from a variety of different perspectives; from … Continue reading
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Tagged body awareness therapy, body-mind therapy, hypnotherapy, IBS, Irritable bowel syndrome, psychotherapy
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Why ineffective psychotherapies appear to work
Article abstract: The past 40 years have generated numerous insights regarding errors in human reasoning. Arguably, clinical practice is the domain of applied psychology in which acknowledging and mitigating these errors is most crucial. We address one such set of errors … Continue reading
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Tagged confirmation bias, illusion of control, illusory causation, naive realism, placebo effect, psychotherapy, Scott O Lilienfeld
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